Ganges basin (south side)
E181653
The Ganges basin (south side) is the southern portion of the vast river catchment area that collects meltwater and rainfall from Himalayan peaks and channels it into the Ganges River system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganga basin (traditional) | 1 |
| Ganges basin (south side) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598260 — 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: Ganges basin (south side) Context triple: [Cho Oyu, drainageBasin, Ganges basin (south side)]
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A.
Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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B.
Krishna River basin
The Krishna River basin is a major river drainage region in southern India that supports extensive agriculture, hydropower, and diverse ecosystems across several states.
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C.
Dakshina Kali
Dakshina Kali is a benevolent and widely worshipped form of the Hindu goddess Kali, especially revered in Bengal as a protective and compassionate mother deity.
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D.
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and cultural region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, known for its rich literary, artistic, and political heritage and now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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E.
Indus River basin
The Indus River basin is a vast drainage area in South Asia centered on the Indus River, supporting major agricultural regions and dense populations across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan.
- 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: Ganges basin (south side) Target entity description: The Ganges basin (south side) is the southern portion of the vast river catchment area that collects meltwater and rainfall from Himalayan peaks and channels it into the Ganges River system.
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A.
Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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B.
Krishna River basin
The Krishna River basin is a major river drainage region in southern India that supports extensive agriculture, hydropower, and diverse ecosystems across several states.
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C.
Dakshina Kali
Dakshina Kali is a benevolent and widely worshipped form of the Hindu goddess Kali, especially revered in Bengal as a protective and compassionate mother deity.
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D.
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and cultural region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, known for its rich literary, artistic, and political heritage and now divided between Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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E.
Indus River basin
The Indus River basin is a vast drainage area in South Asia centered on the Indus River, supporting major agricultural regions and dense populations across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Himalayas ⓘ |
| climateInfluencedBy |
Southwest monsoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian summer monsoon
|
| collectsWaterFrom |
Himalayan meltwater
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ monsoon rainfall ⓘ |
| countryContainsPart |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | dendritic drainage pattern ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
|
| feedsInto |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges Delta
|
| flowsTowards | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalType | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
|
| hasMajorTributary |
Betwa River
ⓘ
Chambal River ⓘ Damodar River ⓘ Gandak River ⓘ Ghaghara ⓘ
surface form:
Ghaghara River
Gomti ⓘ
surface form:
Gomti River
Ken River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kosi ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi River
Mahananda River ⓘ Punpun River NERFINISHED ⓘ Son River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sone River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tons River ⓘ Yamuna ⓘ
surface form:
Yamuna River
|
| hasPart |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Gangetic Plain (southern sector)
|
| hydrologicalSystem |
Indo-Gangetic river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River system
|
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| majorUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
hydropower potential ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| partOf | Ganges Basin ⓘ |
| risk |
riverbank erosion
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| supports |
dense human population
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| waterSourceType |
glacial meltwater
ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ snowmelt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ganges basin (south side) Description of subject: The Ganges basin (south side) is the southern portion of the vast river catchment area that collects meltwater and rainfall from Himalayan peaks and channels it into the Ganges River system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ganga basin (traditional)