Igan River
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The Igan River is a significant waterway in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for supporting local transportation, fishing, and settlements along the lower Rajang River basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Igan River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3485570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Igan River Context triple: [Rajang River, hasTributary, Igan River]
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A.
Binwa River
Binwa River is a Himalayan river in northern India that flows through Himachal Pradesh as a significant tributary contributing to the Beas River system.
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B.
Nanay River
The Nanay River is a tributary of the Amazon River in northern Peru, flowing through the Loreto Region and alongside the city of Iquitos.
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C.
Turakina River
Turakina River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Manawatū-Whanganui region to the South Taranaki Bight.
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D.
Letaba River
The Letaba River is a major watercourse in northeastern South Africa that flows through the Kruger National Park, supporting diverse wildlife and ecosystems along its banks.
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E.
Nymboida River
The Nymboida River is a major freshwater river in northern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its rugged gorges, whitewater rafting, and role in regional water supply and hydroelectric power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Igan River Target entity description: The Igan River is a significant waterway in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for supporting local transportation, fishing, and settlements along the lower Rajang River basin.
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A.
Binwa River
Binwa River is a Himalayan river in northern India that flows through Himachal Pradesh as a significant tributary contributing to the Beas River system.
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B.
Nanay River
The Nanay River is a tributary of the Amazon River in northern Peru, flowing through the Loreto Region and alongside the city of Iquitos.
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C.
Turakina River
Turakina River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Manawatū-Whanganui region to the South Taranaki Bight.
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D.
Letaba River
The Letaba River is a major watercourse in northeastern South Africa that flows through the Kruger National Park, supporting diverse wildlife and ecosystems along its banks.
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E.
Nymboida River
The Nymboida River is a major freshwater river in northern New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its rugged gorges, whitewater rafting, and role in regional water supply and hydroelectric power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Rajang River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajang River
|
| flowsInto | Rajang River ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
river transport
ⓘ
small-scale fisheries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local livelihood support
ⓘ
regional transport corridor ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCommunityAlong |
Iban people
ⓘ
Malay communities ⓘ Melanau people ⓘ
linked to:
Melanau
|
| hasSettlementAlong |
Igan (town)
ⓘ
riverine villages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sarawak ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Sibu Division ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
State of Sarawak
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarawak
|
| locatedInRegion | central Sarawak ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sibu ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Borneo ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Rajang River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rajang River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajang River
Sarawak river network ⓘ |
| regionServed | lower Rajang River basin ⓘ |
| supports |
fishing
ⓘ
local transportation ⓘ riverine settlements ⓘ |
| transportMode |
express boat routes
ⓘ
longboat travel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ passenger boat transport ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | navigable waterway ⓘ |
| watercourseType | distributary river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Igan River Description of subject: The Igan River is a significant waterway in Sarawak, Malaysia, known for supporting local transportation, fishing, and settlements along the lower Rajang River basin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.