Lake Bala
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Lake Bala is the largest natural lake in Wales, renowned for its scenic setting in Snowdonia and popularity for watersports and outdoor recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Bala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11260275 — 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 Bala Context triple: [Aran range, overlooks, Lake Bala]
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A.
Moira Lake
Moira Lake is a freshwater lake in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for recreational fishing, boating, and its connection to the Moira River system.
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B.
Lough Gill
Lough Gill is a scenic freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland, renowned for its wooded islands, literary associations with W.B. Yeats, and picturesque surroundings.
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C.
Blessington Lake
Blessington Lake is a large man-made reservoir in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for supplying water and hydroelectric power as well as for its scenic recreational amenities.
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D.
The Lough
The Lough is a shallow freshwater lake and wildlife sanctuary in Cork city, Ireland, popular for walking, birdwatching, and recreational activities.
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E.
Lough Ennell
Lough Ennell is a large freshwater lake in central Ireland known for its scenic beauty, angling, and proximity to the town of Mullingar in County Westmeath.
- 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 Bala Target entity description: Lake Bala is the largest natural lake in Wales, renowned for its scenic setting in Snowdonia and popularity for watersports and outdoor recreation.
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A.
Moira Lake
Moira Lake is a freshwater lake in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for recreational fishing, boating, and its connection to the Moira River system.
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B.
Lough Gill
Lough Gill is a scenic freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland, renowned for its wooded islands, literary associations with W.B. Yeats, and picturesque surroundings.
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C.
Blessington Lake
Blessington Lake is a large man-made reservoir in County Wicklow, Ireland, known for supplying water and hydroelectric power as well as for its scenic recreational amenities.
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D.
The Lough
The Lough is a shallow freshwater lake and wildlife sanctuary in Cork city, Ireland, popular for walking, birdwatching, and recreational activities.
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E.
Lough Ennell
Lough Ennell is a large freshwater lake in central Ireland known for its scenic beauty, angling, and proximity to the town of Mullingar in County Westmeath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 155 metres
ⓘ
about 509 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial processes ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
Arctic char
ⓘ
brown trout ⓘ eels ⓘ perch ⓘ pike ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver |
Afon Tryweryn
ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Bala ⓘ |
| inflow |
Afon Tryweryn
ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ |
| isLargestNaturalLakeIn | Wales ⓘ |
| knownFor |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
scenic landscape ⓘ watersports ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Welsh ⓘ |
| length |
about 4 miles
ⓘ
about 6.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dee Valley
ⓘ
Gwynedd ⓘ Snowdonia National Park ⓘ
linked to:
Snowdonia
north Wales ⓘ
linked to:
North Wales
|
| locatedNear | Bala ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 138 feet
ⓘ
about 42 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWidth |
about 1 mile
ⓘ
about 1.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| outflow | River Dee ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Dee catchment
ⓘ
linked to:
River Dee basin
|
| popularFor |
angling
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ open water swimming ⓘ rowing ⓘ sailing ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within Snowdonia National Park ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 1.9 square miles
ⓘ
about 4.8 square kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Bala Description of subject: Lake Bala is the largest natural lake in Wales, renowned for its scenic setting in Snowdonia and popularity for watersports and outdoor recreation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.