Lonar
E705860
Lonar is a town in Maharashtra, India, best known for the nearby Lonar Crater Lake formed by a meteorite impact.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lonar canonical | 3 |
| Lonar Crater Lake | 3 |
| Lonar crater lake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7852251 — 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: Lonar Context triple: [Buldhana district, hasTown, Lonar]
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A.
Mahodand Lake
Mahodand Lake is a scenic alpine lake in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, renowned for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and popularity as a summer tourist and fishing spot.
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B.
Kunduvada Lake
Kunduvada Lake is a prominent freshwater lake and popular recreational spot located in Davangere, Karnataka, India.
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C.
Vihar Lake
Vihar Lake is an artificial freshwater reservoir in Mumbai, India, that serves as one of the city’s important sources of drinking water and lies within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
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D.
Siddheshwar Lake
Siddheshwar Lake is a prominent sacred lake and pilgrimage spot in Solapur, Maharashtra, known for its temple dedicated to Lord Siddheshwar situated on an island within the lake.
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E.
Doodh Talai Lake
Doodh Talai Lake is a small scenic lake and popular tourist spot in Udaipur, Rajasthan, known for its surrounding gardens, viewpoints, and cultural attractions.
- 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: Lonar Target entity description: Lonar is a town in Maharashtra, India, best known for the nearby Lonar Crater Lake formed by a meteorite impact.
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A.
Mahodand Lake
Mahodand Lake is a scenic alpine lake in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, renowned for its clear waters, surrounding pine forests, and popularity as a summer tourist and fishing spot.
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B.
Kunduvada Lake
Kunduvada Lake is a prominent freshwater lake and popular recreational spot located in Davangere, Karnataka, India.
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C.
Vihar Lake
Vihar Lake is an artificial freshwater reservoir in Mumbai, India, that serves as one of the city’s important sources of drinking water and lies within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
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D.
Siddheshwar Lake
Siddheshwar Lake is a prominent sacred lake and pilgrimage spot in Solapur, Maharashtra, known for its temple dedicated to Lord Siddheshwar situated on an island within the lake.
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E.
Doodh Talai Lake
Doodh Talai Lake is a small scenic lake and popular tourist spot in Udaipur, Rajasthan, known for its surrounding gardens, viewpoints, and cultural attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
impact crater lake ⓘ town ⓘ |
| age | about 50,000 years ⓘ |
| attracts |
astronomers
ⓘ
geologists ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| depth | about 150 metres ⓘ |
| diameter | about 1.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| district |
Buldhana district
ⓘ
linked to:
Buldhana
|
| formedBy | meteorite impact ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Deccan Traps basalt ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipal council ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
microbial life adapted to high salinity and alkalinity
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| hasNearestMajorCity |
Akola
ⓘ
Aurangabad ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 443302 ⓘ |
| hasRim | forest-covered rim ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Daitya Sudan Temple
ⓘ
Lonar Crater Lake ⓘ
linked to:
Lonar
|
| knownFor |
Lonar Crater Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Lonar
|
| localLanguage |
Hindi
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| locatedIn |
Lonar
ⓘ
Lonar ⓘ Vidarbha region ⓘ |
| near |
Lonar Crater Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Lonar
|
| notableAs | only known hyper-velocity impact crater in basaltic rock on Earth ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Marathi
ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| protectedStatus | wildlife sanctuary ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
UNESCO Global Geopark (tentative list status)?
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO Global Geoparks
|
| regionType | rural-urban town ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
analog for impact craters on Mars
ⓘ
astrobiology studies ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| state |
Maharashtra
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by road to Jalna
ⓘ
connected by road to Mehkar ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
| waterType |
alkaline
ⓘ
saline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lonar Description of subject: Lonar is a town in Maharashtra, India, best known for the nearby Lonar Crater Lake formed by a meteorite impact.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Buldhana
linked to: Lonar
linked to: Lonar