Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site is a group of spectacular desert lakes in northern Chad renowned for their unique hydrological system, striking colors, and exceptional natural beauty within the Sahara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8938279 — 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: Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site Context triple: [Borkou, hasProtectedArea, Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site]
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A.
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its savanna and woodland ecosystems and its critical role in conserving endangered megafauna.
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B.
Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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C.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic Tanzanian reserve famed for its tree-climbing lions, large flocks of flamingos, and diverse habitats ranging from alkaline lake shores to groundwater forests.
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D.
Lake Turkana National Parks
Lake Turkana National Parks is a protected area in northern Kenya renowned for its unique desert lake ecosystem, rich biodiversity, and important archaeological and paleontological sites.
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E.
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Niokolo-Koba National Park is a major protected area in southeastern Senegal renowned for its rich biodiversity and important populations of West African wildlife.
- 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: Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site Target entity description: Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site is a group of spectacular desert lakes in northern Chad renowned for their unique hydrological system, striking colors, and exceptional natural beauty within the Sahara.
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A.
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its savanna and woodland ecosystems and its critical role in conserving endangered megafauna.
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B.
Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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C.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is a scenic Tanzanian reserve famed for its tree-climbing lions, large flocks of flamingos, and diverse habitats ranging from alkaline lake shores to groundwater forests.
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D.
Lake Turkana National Parks
Lake Turkana National Parks is a protected area in northern Kenya renowned for its unique desert lake ecosystem, rich biodiversity, and important archaeological and paleontological sites.
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E.
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Niokolo-Koba National Park is a major protected area in southeastern Senegal renowned for its rich biodiversity and important populations of West African wildlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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lake system ⓘ natural heritage site ⓘ |
| area | 628 km² ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfall | less than 2 mm ⓘ |
| biodiversityValue | refuge for desert-adapted species ⓘ |
| bufferZoneArea | 486,405 ha ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreZoneArea | 62,808 ha ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| criteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | desert oasis system ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriodOfAquifer | Quaternary ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Chad ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
contrasting saline and freshwater lakes
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palm groves ⓘ permanent lakes in extremely arid environment ⓘ surrounding sand dunes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lake Forodom
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Lake Katam ⓘ Lake Teli ⓘ Lake Yoan ⓘ Ounianga Kebir lake group ⓘ
linked to:
Lakes of Ounianga
Ounianga Serir lake group ⓘ
linked to:
Lakes of Ounianga
|
| heritageType | natural ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSource | fossil groundwater ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic lake system ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| landscapeCharacter | mountainous sandstone plateaus and basins with lakes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chad
ⓘ
Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert |
Sahara
ⓘ
linked to:
Sahara Desert
|
| locatedInRegion | northern Chad ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Ounianga Kebir ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional natural beauty
ⓘ
spectacular desert lakes ⓘ striking lake colors ⓘ unique hydrological system in hyper-arid Sahara ⓘ |
| numberOfLakes | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
World Heritage List
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| protectionStatus | nationally protected area of Chad ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| tourismType | nature-based tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOLanguageName_en | Lakes of Ounianga ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1400 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site Description of subject: Lake Ounianga UNESCO World Heritage Site is a group of spectacular desert lakes in northern Chad renowned for their unique hydrological system, striking colors, and exceptional natural beauty within the Sahara.
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