Artibonite River
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The Artibonite River is the longest and most significant river on the island of Hispaniola, flowing through both Haiti and the Dominican Republic and serving as a vital source of water, irrigation, and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artibonite River canonical | 6 |
| Artibonite River valley | 3 |
| Artibonite | 1 |
| Artibonite River basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1360063 — 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.
Target entity: Artibonite River Context triple: [Hispaniola, hasMajorRiver, Artibonite River]
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A.
Betsiboka River
The Betsiboka River is a prominent river in northwestern Madagascar, noted for its striking red-colored waters caused by heavy sediment from intense soil erosion.
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B.
Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southeastern New York that flows through Westchester and Putnam counties and is a key source for New York City's Croton water supply system.
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C.
Morant River
Morant River is a river in eastern Jamaica that flows through the parish of St. Thomas before emptying into the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Coco River
The Coco River is a major Central American river forming much of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras and flowing into the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Senouire River
The Senouire River is a smaller watercourse in central France that flows through the Auvergne region before joining the Allier River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Artibonite River Target entity description: The Artibonite River is the longest and most significant river on the island of Hispaniola, flowing through both Haiti and the Dominican Republic and serving as a vital source of water, irrigation, and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Betsiboka River
The Betsiboka River is a prominent river in northwestern Madagascar, noted for its striking red-colored waters caused by heavy sediment from intense soil erosion.
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B.
Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southeastern New York that flows through Westchester and Putnam counties and is a key source for New York City's Croton water supply system.
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C.
Morant River
Morant River is a river in eastern Jamaica that flows through the parish of St. Thomas before emptying into the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Coco River
The Coco River is a major Central American river forming much of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras and flowing into the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Senouire River
The Senouire River is a smaller watercourse in central France that flows through the Auvergne region before joining the Allier River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ |
| borderFunction | forms part of the Haiti–Dominican Republic border in some stretches ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Artibonite Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Artibonite Valley
|
| environmentalIssue |
sedimentation
ⓘ
vulnerability to flooding ⓘ waterborne disease risk ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Artibonite Department ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | shared water resource between Haiti and the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| hasDam | Peligre Dam ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
agricultural production in Haiti
ⓘ
electricity generation in Haiti ⓘ |
| hasTributaryRole | collects waters from central Hispaniola highlands ⓘ |
| hydroelectricPlant | Peligre hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| importance | most significant river on Hispaniola ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 200 miles
ⓘ
approximately 320 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Hispaniola
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Hispaniola
|
| longestRiverOf |
Haiti
ⓘ
Hispaniola ⓘ |
| majorUse |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Haiti ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Gulf of Gonâve ⓘ |
| mouthNear |
Gonaïves
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Gonaïves
|
| namedAfter | Artibonite Department ⓘ |
| nameInFrench |
Artibonite River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Artibonite
|
| nameInHaitianCreole | Latibonit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
|
| region | Greater Antilles ⓘ |
| regionType | tropical river system ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Cordillera Central ⓘ |
| supports | rice cultivation in Artibonite Valley ⓘ |
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Subject: Artibonite River Description of subject: The Artibonite River is the longest and most significant river on the island of Hispaniola, flowing through both Haiti and the Dominican Republic and serving as a vital source of water, irrigation, and hydroelectric power.
Referenced by (11)
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