Canoas River
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The Canoas River is a significant waterway in southern Brazil that joins with the Pelotas River to form the Uruguay River, an important river of the Southern Cone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canoas River canonical | 1 |
| Rio Canoas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9812638 — 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: Canoas River Context triple: [Pelotas River, confluenceWith, Canoas River]
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A.
Pelotas River
The Pelotas River is a significant river in southern Brazil that forms part of the Uruguay River system and helps define sections of the border between Brazilian states.
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B.
Magé River
The Magé River is a watercourse in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that flows through the municipality of Magé before emptying into Guanabara Bay.
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C.
Paranoá River
The Paranoá River is a watercourse in Brazil’s Federal District that feeds and helps sustain the artificial Paranoá Lake near Brasília.
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D.
Carrao River
The Carrao River is a river in southeastern Venezuela that flows through Canaima National Park and is known for feeding Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall.
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E.
Cravo Sur River
The Cravo Sur River is a significant waterway in eastern Colombia that flows through the Llanos region, supporting local ecosystems and communities in the Casanare area.
- 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: Canoas River Target entity description: The Canoas River is a significant waterway in southern Brazil that joins with the Pelotas River to form the Uruguay River, an important river of the Southern Cone.
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A.
Pelotas River
The Pelotas River is a significant river in southern Brazil that forms part of the Uruguay River system and helps define sections of the border between Brazilian states.
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B.
Magé River
The Magé River is a watercourse in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that flows through the municipality of Magé before emptying into Guanabara Bay.
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C.
Paranoá River
The Paranoá River is a watercourse in Brazil’s Federal District that feeds and helps sustain the artificial Paranoá Lake near Brasília.
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D.
Carrao River
The Carrao River is a river in southeastern Venezuela that flows through Canaima National Park and is known for feeding Angel Falls, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall.
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E.
Cravo Sur River
The Cravo Sur River is a significant waterway in eastern Colombia that flows through the Llanos region, supporting local ecosystems and communities in the Casanare area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Pelotas River ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Santa Catarina Plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Serra Catarinense
|
| forms | Uruguay River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lower course
ⓘ
middle course ⓘ upper course ⓘ |
| joins | Pelotas River ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
State of Santa Catarina
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Catarina
southern Brazil ⓘ
linked to:
South Region of Brazil
|
| mouthCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | confluence with Pelotas River ⓘ |
| nameInPortuguese |
Rio Canoas
ⓘ
linked to:
Canoas River
|
| partOf |
Uruguay River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Uruguay River
|
| region | Southern Cone ⓘ |
| significance |
important waterway in southern Brazil
ⓘ
major tributary in the Uruguay River system ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Uruguay River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
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: Canoas River Description of subject: The Canoas River is a significant waterway in southern Brazil that joins with the Pelotas River to form the Uruguay River, an important river of the Southern Cone.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canoas River