saltworks of Guerrero Negro
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The saltworks of Guerrero Negro is one of the world’s largest solar sea-salt production facilities, located on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| saltworks of Guerrero Negro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9738941 — 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: saltworks of Guerrero Negro Context triple: [Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, contains, saltworks of Guerrero Negro]
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A.
Salinas de Gortari
Salinas de Gortari is the surname of the Mexican political family most prominently associated with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
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B.
Cenote Suytun
Cenote Suytun is a famous underground sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its circular stone platform illuminated by a dramatic shaft of light from an overhead opening.
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C.
Ik Kil cenote
Ik Kil cenote is a famous natural sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its deep, circular pool surrounded by lush vegetation and used as a popular swimming and tourist site near Chichén Itzá.
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D.
San Juan Parangaricutiro
San Juan Parangaricutiro was a Mexican village in Michoacán that became famous for being buried and largely destroyed by the sudden eruption of the Parícutin volcano in the 1940s.
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E.
El Tabo
El Tabo is a coastal town and commune in central Chile known for its beaches and role as a popular seaside resort destination.
- 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: saltworks of Guerrero Negro Target entity description: The saltworks of Guerrero Negro is one of the world’s largest solar sea-salt production facilities, located on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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A.
Salinas de Gortari
Salinas de Gortari is the surname of the Mexican political family most prominently associated with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
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B.
Cenote Suytun
Cenote Suytun is a famous underground sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its circular stone platform illuminated by a dramatic shaft of light from an overhead opening.
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C.
Ik Kil cenote
Ik Kil cenote is a famous natural sinkhole in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its deep, circular pool surrounded by lush vegetation and used as a popular swimming and tourist site near Chichén Itzá.
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D.
San Juan Parangaricutiro
San Juan Parangaricutiro was a Mexican village in Michoacán that became famous for being buried and largely destroyed by the sudden eruption of the Parícutin volcano in the 1940s.
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E.
El Tabo
El Tabo is a coastal town and commune in central Chile known for its beaches and role as a popular seaside resort destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial complex
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solar sea-salt production facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ESSA ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| economicRole |
important Mexican salt exporter
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major regional employer ⓘ |
| environmentalContext |
coastal wetland ecosystem
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gray whale wintering area (nearby lagoons) ⓘ |
| exportDestination |
Asia
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Canada ⓘ Europe ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hasInfrastructure |
conveyor systems
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crystallization ponds ⓘ dikes ⓘ evaporation ponds ⓘ port facilities ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ salt stockpiles ⓘ |
| industry | salt industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California Sur
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Guerrero Negro ⓘ Vizcaíno Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
ⓘ
linked to:
Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
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| locatedNear | Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| majorShareholder |
Government of Mexico
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Mitsubishi Corporation ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | town of Guerrero Negro ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high annual salt output
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large network of artificial lagoons and ponds ⓘ one of the world’s largest solar sea-salt production facilities ⓘ |
| operator | Exportadora de Sal S.A. de C.V. ⓘ |
| processStep |
concentration in evaporation ponds
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crystallization of salt ⓘ mechanical harvesting of salt ⓘ seawater intake ⓘ storage and shipping of salt ⓘ washing and grading of salt ⓘ |
| product |
chemical industry salt
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de-icing salt ⓘ industrial salt ⓘ sea salt ⓘ |
| productionMethod | solar evaporation of seawater ⓘ |
| transportMode |
ship
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truck ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | solar energy ⓘ |
| usesResource | seawater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: saltworks of Guerrero Negro Description of subject: The saltworks of Guerrero Negro is one of the world’s largest solar sea-salt production facilities, located on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.