Lac La Croix
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Lac La Croix is a large, remote border lake between Ontario and Minnesota known for its wilderness canoe routes, fishing, and access to Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lac La Croix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192009 — 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: Lac La Croix Context triple: [Quetico Provincial Park, hasEntrance, Lac La Croix]
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A.
Lake Waban
Lake Waban is a scenic freshwater lake in Wellesley, Massachusetts, known for its walking trails and its central role in the landscape of Wellesley College.
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B.
Siskiwit Lake
Siskiwit Lake is a large inland lake on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, known for its clear waters, remote wilderness setting, and recreational fishing opportunities.
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C.
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a large, island-dotted freshwater lake in northwestern Ontario that extends into Manitoba and Minnesota and is known for its fishing, boating, and scenic wilderness.
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D.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a scenic body of water within Lynn Woods Reservation in Lynn, Massachusetts, popular for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a trendy, historically bohemian neighborhood in central Los Angeles known for its reservoir, hillside homes, and vibrant arts, dining, and nightlife scenes.
- 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: Lac La Croix Target entity description: Lac La Croix is a large, remote border lake between Ontario and Minnesota known for its wilderness canoe routes, fishing, and access to Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters.
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A.
Lake Waban
Lake Waban is a scenic freshwater lake in Wellesley, Massachusetts, known for its walking trails and its central role in the landscape of Wellesley College.
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B.
Siskiwit Lake
Siskiwit Lake is a large inland lake on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, known for its clear waters, remote wilderness setting, and recreational fishing opportunities.
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C.
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods is a large, island-dotted freshwater lake in northwestern Ontario that extends into Manitoba and Minnesota and is known for its fishing, boating, and scenic wilderness.
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D.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a scenic body of water within Lynn Woods Reservation in Lynn, Massachusetts, popular for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a trendy, historically bohemian neighborhood in central Los Angeles known for its reservoir, hillside homes, and vibrant arts, dining, and nightlife scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | wilderness regulations ⓘ |
| adjacentToProtectedArea |
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
ⓘ
Quetico Provincial Park ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| borderRegime | international border lake with customs regulations ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Crooked Lake
ⓘ
Iron Lake ⓘ Rainy River ⓘ
surface form:
Loon River
Namakan River ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | boreal lake ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ontario Parks regulations
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service regulations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boreal forest surroundings
ⓘ
numerous islands ⓘ rocky shorelines ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
lake trout
ⓘ
northern pike ⓘ smallmouth bass ⓘ walleye ⓘ |
| hasNavigationType | non-motorized wilderness routes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity | Lac La Croix First Nation ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
camping
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
ⓘ
access to Quetico Provincial Park ⓘ fishing ⓘ remote wilderness character ⓘ wilderness canoe routes ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Rainy River District ⓘ St. Louis County, Minnesota ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Louis County, Minnesota
|
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Lake of the Cross ⓘ |
| outflow | Lac La Croix to Namakan River system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
ⓘ
Canada–United States border ⓘ Quetico Provincial Park ⓘ
surface form:
Quetico Provincial Park region
Rainy River ⓘ
surface form:
Rainy River drainage basin
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| region | Canadian Shield ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lac La Croix Description of subject: Lac La Croix is a large, remote border lake between Ontario and Minnesota known for its wilderness canoe routes, fishing, and access to Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.