Lake Neuchâtel
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Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western part of the country and known for its scenic shores and surrounding vineyards.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Neuchâtel canonical | 58 |
| Lake Neuchâtel basin | 2 |
| Lac de Neuchâtel | 1 |
| Lac de Neuchâtel (partly) | 1 |
| Lake Murten | 1 |
| Lake Neuchâtel (partly) | 1 |
| Lake of Morat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95115 — 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 Neuchâtel Context triple: [France–Switzerland border, crossesLake, Lake Neuchâtel]
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A.
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva is a large crescent-shaped lake on the north side of the Alps, shared by Switzerland and France and renowned for its scenic beauty and surrounding cities like Geneva and Lausanne.
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B.
Jet d'Eau
Jet d'Eau is a famous large water fountain on Lake Geneva and one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Lake Como, Italy
Lake Como, Italy is a picturesque glacial lake in northern Italy renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery, historic villas, and status as a luxury retreat for celebrities and travelers.
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D.
Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large, deep, and famously clear freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains, straddling the border of California and Nevada and serving as a major destination for outdoor recreation and tourism.
- 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 Neuchâtel Target entity description: Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western part of the country and known for its scenic shores and surrounding vineyards.
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A.
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva is a large crescent-shaped lake on the north side of the Alps, shared by Switzerland and France and renowned for its scenic beauty and surrounding cities like Geneva and Lausanne.
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B.
Jet d'Eau
Jet d'Eau is a famous large water fountain on Lake Geneva and one of the most iconic symbols of the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Lake Como, Italy
Lake Como, Italy is a picturesque glacial lake in northern Italy renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery, historic villas, and status as a luxury retreat for celebrities and travelers.
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D.
Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large, deep, and famously clear freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains, straddling the border of California and Nevada and serving as a major destination for outdoor recreation and tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| adjacentCity | Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| adjacentTown |
Estavayer-le-Lac
ⓘ
Grandson ⓘ Yverdon-les-Bains ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 64 m ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lake of Biel
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Biel
Lake of Biel ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Morat
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Aare basin
ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine basin
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 429 m ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial lake ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Île de la Motte ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
Romandy
ⓘ
surface form:
French-speaking Switzerland
|
| inflow |
Areuse
ⓘ
Broye ⓘ Thielle River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic shores
ⓘ
surrounding vineyards ⓘ wine-growing region around its shores ⓘ |
| largestLakeEntirelyIn | Switzerland ⓘ |
| length | about 38 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French-speaking part of Switzerland
ⓘ
Romandy ⓘ western Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton |
canton of Bern
ⓘ
canton of Fribourg ⓘ Neuchâtel ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Neuchâtel
Vaud ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Vaud
|
| locatedInRegion |
Neuchâtel
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Neuchâtel wine region
|
| locatedNear | Jura Mountains ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 152 m ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | about 8.2 km ⓘ |
| outflow |
Thielle River
ⓘ
Zihlkanal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Plateau
ⓘ
Three-Lakes Region ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 218 km² ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn |
Neuchâtel
ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Neuchâtel
canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Neuchâtel Description of subject: Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western part of the country and known for its scenic shores and surrounding vineyards.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake of Morat
this entity surface form:
Lake Murten
this entity surface form:
Lake Neuchâtel basin
this entity surface form:
Lake Neuchâtel basin
subject surface form:
A1 (Swiss motorway)
this entity surface form:
Lake Neuchâtel (partly)