Digul River
E692021
The Digul River is a major river in the Indonesian province of South Papua, historically known for its remote location and association with Dutch colonial-era prison camps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digul River canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6780381 — 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: Digul River Context triple: [Boven Digoel, namedAfter, Digul River]
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A.
Tekhuri River
The Tekhuri River is a waterway in western Georgia that flows through the Samegrelo region before joining the larger Rioni River.
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B.
Andhari River
The Andhari River is a watercourse in Maharashtra, India, that flows through and lends its name to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, supporting its rich forest and wildlife ecosystems.
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C.
Ganjal River
Ganjal River is a regional river in central India that flows near the town of Harda in Madhya Pradesh and contributes to the area's local agriculture and ecology.
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D.
Vaghur River
The Vaghur River is a smaller river in western India that feeds into the larger Tapti River system.
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E.
Panjar River
The Panjar River is a smaller river in western India that feeds into the larger Tapti River system.
- 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: Digul River Target entity description: The Digul River is a major river in the Indonesian province of South Papua, historically known for its remote location and association with Dutch colonial-era prison camps.
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A.
Tekhuri River
The Tekhuri River is a waterway in western Georgia that flows through the Samegrelo region before joining the larger Rioni River.
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B.
Andhari River
The Andhari River is a watercourse in Maharashtra, India, that flows through and lends its name to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, supporting its rich forest and wildlife ecosystems.
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C.
Ganjal River
Ganjal River is a regional river in central India that flows near the town of Harda in Madhya Pradesh and contributes to the area's local agriculture and ecology.
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D.
Vaghur River
The Vaghur River is a smaller river in western India that feeds into the larger Tapti River system.
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E.
Panjar River
The Panjar River is a smaller river in western India that feeds into the larger Tapti River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Boven Digoel Regency
ⓘ
Mappi Regency ⓘ |
| associatedWith | political exile of Indonesian nationalists ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate in basin ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Netherlands ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation |
Arafura Sea off southern New Guinea coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Arafura Sea
|
| drainageBasin | southern New Guinea lowlands ⓘ |
| economicUse |
local fishing
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ timber transport ⓘ |
| ecosystem | lowland rainforest and swamp forests ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Arafura Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Boven Digoel Regency
ⓘ
Mappi Regency ⓘ |
| formerProvince | Papua Province ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureOf | South Papua Province ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | tidal estuary near mouth ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Korupun River
ⓘ
Mandobo River ⓘ Mappi River ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | site of remote detention for political prisoners ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Dutch East Indies era
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch conquest of the Indonesian archipelago
|
| historicalSite |
Boven-Digoel internment camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Boven Digoel
|
| knownFor |
association with Dutch colonial-era prison camps
ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Digoel River
ⓘ
Sungai Digul ⓘ |
| length | approximately 525 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesian New Guinea
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch New Guinea
South Papua ⓘ
linked to:
South Papua Province
|
| locatedOn | New Guinea ⓘ |
| mouth | Arafura Sea ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Dolak Island ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| navigableFor | hundreds of kilometers from its mouth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficult access during colonial times
ⓘ
sparsely populated surroundings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Papua region of Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
Papua
|
| region |
South Papua
ⓘ
linked to:
South Papua Province
|
| riverSystem | southern New Guinea river system ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | central highlands of New Guinea ⓘ |
| usedAs | transport route for political prisoners during Dutch colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Digul River Description of subject: The Digul River is a major river in the Indonesian province of South Papua, historically known for its remote location and association with Dutch colonial-era prison camps.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.