Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
All labels observed (21)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198267 — 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-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system Context triple: [Ganges, partOf, Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system]
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Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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B.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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C.
Indus River
The Indus River is one of Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital lifeline for agriculture, civilization, and industry in the region.
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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.
Godavari
Godavari is one of India's longest and holiest rivers, often called the "Dakshin Ganga" (Ganges of the South), flowing across central and southern India before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
- 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-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system Target entity description: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
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A.
Ganges
The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.
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B.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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C.
Indus River
The Indus River is one of Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital lifeline for agriculture, civilization, and industry in the region.
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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.
Godavari
Godavari is one of India's longest and holiest rivers, often called the "Dakshin Ganga" (Ganges of the South), flowing across central and southern India before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
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river system ⓘ transboundary river basin ⓘ |
| climateChangeImpact |
vulnerable to glacier melt changes in the Himalayas
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vulnerable to sea-level rise in the delta ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | strongly influenced by South Asian monsoon ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| delta | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta ⓘ |
| deltaCharacteristic |
delta is low-lying and highly flood-prone
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forms one of the largest deltas in the world ⓘ |
| drainageAreaRanking | one of the largest river basins in the world ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance |
supports extensive wetlands
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supports high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ supports mangrove ecosystems ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major route for inland navigation
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major source of fisheries ⓘ major source of irrigation ⓘ supports agriculture ⓘ supports hydropower potential ⓘ |
| hazard |
deltaic cyclones and storm surges
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riverbank erosion ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Brahmaputra
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Ganges ⓘ Meghna ⓘ |
| mouth | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brahmaputra basin
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges basin
Meghna ⓘ
surface form:
Meghna basin
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| passesThrough |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
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surface form:
Bangladesh deltaic plains
Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the most densely populated river basins in the world ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| sedimentCharacteristic |
carries very high sediment loads
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sediment builds and maintains the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Himalayas ⓘ |
| supports | hundreds of millions of people ⓘ |
| transboundaryCharacteristic | shared by multiple countries ⓘ |
| waterUse |
domestic water supply
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industrial water supply ⓘ livestock water supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system Description of subject: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Son River
this entity surface form:
Ganges River system
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river region
this entity surface form:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin