USGS Lake Placid
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USGS Lake Placid is a United States Geological Survey topographic map that covers the Lake Placid region of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, including prominent features such as Whiteface Mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USGS Lake Placid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1957460 — 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: USGS Lake Placid Context triple: [Whiteface Mountain, topographicMap, USGS Lake Placid]
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A.
Mirror Lake (New York)
Mirror Lake (New York) is a small, scenic Adirondack lake known for its calm, motor-free waters and central role in the village of Lake Placid’s recreation and tourism.
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B.
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Blue Mountain Lake, New York is a small hamlet in the central Adirondacks known for its scenic mountain lake setting and historic resorts.
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C.
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake is a scenic lake and small community in northern New York known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Adirondack region.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake is a historic village and resort community in northern New York known for its scenic lakes, outdoor recreation, and role as a former tuberculosis treatment center.
- 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: USGS Lake Placid Target entity description: USGS Lake Placid is a United States Geological Survey topographic map that covers the Lake Placid region of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, including prominent features such as Whiteface Mountain.
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A.
Mirror Lake (New York)
Mirror Lake (New York) is a small, scenic Adirondack lake known for its calm, motor-free waters and central role in the village of Lake Placid’s recreation and tourism.
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B.
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Blue Mountain Lake, New York is a small hamlet in the central Adirondacks known for its scenic mountain lake setting and historic resorts.
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C.
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake is a scenic lake and small community in northern New York known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the Adirondack region.
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D.
Tioga Lake
Tioga Lake is a high-elevation alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, just east of Yosemite National Park, known for its scenic mountain views and outdoor recreation.
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E.
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake is a historic village and resort community in northern New York known for its scenic lakes, outdoor recreation, and role as a former tuberculosis treatment center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle
ⓘ
topographic map ⓘ |
| availability | public domain ⓘ |
| cartographicAgency |
USGS National Map
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS National Geospatial Program
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversFeature |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks region of the Adirondacks
Lake Placid ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Placid (lake)
Lake Placid ⓘ
surface form:
Village of Lake Placid
Whiteface Mountain ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
Lake Placid ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Placid, New York
|
| creator | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| dataSource |
United States Geological Survey
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS field surveys
aerial photography ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ |
| depictsCounty | Essex County, New York ⓘ |
| depictsState | New York ⓘ |
| distributionPlatform |
USGS National Map
ⓘ
USGS topographic maps ⓘ
surface form:
USGS Store
|
| format |
digital raster image
ⓘ
printed map ⓘ |
| hasContourInterval | standard USGS 7.5-minute interval for Adirondacks ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | latitude/longitude ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
physical geography
ⓘ
topography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mapProjection | UTM grid shown ⓘ |
| mapType | topographic ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
USGS topographic maps
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle series
|
| publisher | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| scale | 1:24000 ⓘ |
| showsBoundaries | administrative boundaries in area ⓘ |
| showsContourLines | yes ⓘ |
| showsCulturalFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| showsElevation | yes ⓘ |
| showsHydrography | yes ⓘ |
| showsRelief | yes ⓘ |
| showsTrails | some major trails and paths ⓘ |
| showsTransportation | yes ⓘ |
| showsWaterBodies | yes ⓘ |
| subject | topography of Lake Placid area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry travel planning
ⓘ
environmental studies ⓘ hiking navigation ⓘ land-use planning ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USGS Lake Placid Description of subject: USGS Lake Placid is a United States Geological Survey topographic map that covers the Lake Placid region of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, including prominent features such as Whiteface Mountain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.