Nanda Devi
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Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India and a prominent Himalayan peak renowned for its dramatic prominence and surrounding biosphere reserve.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanda Devi canonical | 11 |
| Goddess Nanda Devi | 1 |
| Nanda Devi East | 1 |
| goddess Nanda Devi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1481306 — 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: Nanda Devi Context triple: [Uttarakhand, mountainPeak, Nanda Devi]
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A.
Mani Parbat
Mani Parbat is a revered hill in Ayodhya associated with Hindu religious significance and pilgrimage.
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B.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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C.
Gomukh
Gomukh is a revered Himalayan ice-cave and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the mythological source of the Ganges River.
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D.
Guru Shikhar
Guru Shikhar is a prominent mountain peak in Rajasthan, India, known for its temple complex and panoramic views from near Mount Abu.
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E.
Annapurna
Annapurna is a prominent massif in north-central Nepal renowned for its towering peaks, including one of the world’s highest mountains, and its challenging trekking and climbing routes.
- 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: Nanda Devi Target entity description: Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India and a prominent Himalayan peak renowned for its dramatic prominence and surrounding biosphere reserve.
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A.
Mani Parbat
Mani Parbat is a revered hill in Ayodhya associated with Hindu religious significance and pilgrimage.
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B.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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C.
Gomukh
Gomukh is a revered Himalayan ice-cave and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the mythological source of the Ganges River.
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D.
Guru Shikhar
Guru Shikhar is a prominent mountain peak in Rajasthan, India, known for its temple complex and panoramic views from near Mount Abu.
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E.
Annapurna
Annapurna is a prominent massif in north-central Nepal renowned for its towering peaks, including one of the world’s highest mountains, and its challenging trekking and climbing routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan peak
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Mountain ⓘ Mountain ⓘ |
| biosphereReserveStatus |
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme
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surface form:
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve
|
| climbingRoute | standard route via south ridge ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | officially closed to general mountaineering ⓘ |
| closureReason | environmental protection ⓘ |
| coordinates | 30.375°N 79.970°E ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | regarded as a sacred goddess mountain in Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| elevation |
25643 ft
ⓘ
7434 m ⓘ 7816 m ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
fragile alpine ecosystem
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ |
| firstAscensionist |
Bill Tilman
ⓘ
Noel Odell ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1936-08-29 ⓘ |
| geology | metamorphic rock ⓘ |
| hasSubpeak |
Nanda Devi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nanda Devi East
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| locatedIn |
Chamoli district
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Garhwal Himalaya ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| mapLabel | Nanda Devi self-link ⓘ |
| massifType | two-peaked massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Himalayas ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nanda Devi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
goddess Nanda Devi
|
| nearbyTown | Joshimath ⓘ |
| nearbyValley |
Milam Valley
ⓘ
Pindar Valley ⓘ Rishi Ganga gorge ⓘ |
| notableExpedition |
1934 Shipton–Tilman reconnaissance
ⓘ
1965 CIA–IB Nanda Devi espionage mission attempt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
ⓘ
surface form:
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
surface form:
Nanda Devi National Park
|
| prominence |
10301 ft
ⓘ
3139 m ⓘ |
| prominenceRanking | one of the most prominent peaks in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| protectedAreaDesignation | core zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| ranking |
23rd-highest mountain in the world
ⓘ
second-highest mountain in India ⓘ |
| sacredTo | Hinduism ⓘ |
| stateHighPointOf | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| subrange | Garhwal Himalaya ⓘ |
| UNESCOExtensionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site core area
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nanda Devi Description of subject: Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India and a prominent Himalayan peak renowned for its dramatic prominence and surrounding biosphere reserve.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Goddess Nanda Devi
this entity surface form:
goddess Nanda Devi
this entity surface form:
Nanda Devi East