Uruguay River
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The Uruguay River is a major South American waterway that forms part of the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay before joining the Paraná River to create the Río de la Plata estuary.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uruguay River canonical | 41 |
| Uruguay River basin | 6 |
| Uruguay River system | 3 |
| La Plata river system | 1 |
| Rio Uruguai | 1 |
| Río Uruguay | 1 |
| Uruguay River (via Río de la Plata system) | 1 |
| Uruguay River valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253328 — 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: Uruguay River Context triple: [Argentina, majorRiver, Uruguay River]
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A.
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River is a major South American waterway that flows through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, forming part of the Río de la Plata Basin and serving as a vital route for transport, agriculture, and ecosystems in the region.
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B.
Paraná River
The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
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C.
Río Negro
Río Negro is a major river in Argentine Patagonia known for irrigating fertile valleys and supporting agriculture and settlements across the region.
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D.
Rivera Plate
The Rivera Plate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of Mexico that interacts with the Pacific and North American Plates, contributing to regional seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Chubut River
The Chubut River is a significant waterway in southern Argentina that flows across the arid Patagonian plateau to the Atlantic Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its course.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Uruguay River Target entity description: The Uruguay River is a major South American waterway that forms part of the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay before joining the Paraná River to create the Río de la Plata estuary.
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A.
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River is a major South American waterway that flows through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, forming part of the Río de la Plata Basin and serving as a vital route for transport, agriculture, and ecosystems in the region.
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B.
Paraná River
The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
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C.
Río Negro
Río Negro is a major river in Argentine Patagonia known for irrigating fertile valleys and supporting agriculture and settlements across the region.
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D.
Rivera Plate
The Rivera Plate is a small tectonic plate off the west coast of Mexico that interacts with the Pacific and North American Plates, contributing to regional seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Chubut River
The Chubut River is a significant waterway in southern Argentina that flows across the arid Patagonian plateau to the Atlantic Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its course.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Paraná River ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 365000 km² ⓘ |
| flowsAlong |
border of Argentina and Uruguay
ⓘ
border of Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Corrientes
ⓘ
surface form:
Corrientes Province
Entre Ríos Province ⓘ Misiones Province ⓘ Rio Grande do Sul ⓘ |
| forms |
Río de la Plata
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata estuary
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| formsBorderBetween |
Argentina and Brazil
ⓘ
Argentina and Uruguay ⓘ Brazil and Uruguay ⓘ |
| hasCityOnBank |
Concordia
ⓘ
Fray Bentos ⓘ Gualeguaychú ⓘ Paysandú ⓘ Salto ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Foz do Chapecó Dam
ⓘ
Itá Dam ⓘ Salto Grande Dam ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1838 km ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Pelotas River
ⓘ
surface form:
Canoas River
Ibicuí River ⓘ Ijuí River ⓘ Negro River (Paraguay) ⓘ
surface form:
Negro River (Uruguay)
Pelotas River ⓘ |
| mouth | Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
near Buenos Aires
ⓘ
near Montevideo ⓘ |
| nameInPortuguese |
Uruguay River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rio Uruguai
|
| nameInSpanish |
Uruguay River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Uruguay
|
| partOf |
La Plata Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata Basin
|
| sourceCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Brazilian Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Serra do Mar
|
| sourceRegion | southern Brazil ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Uruguay River Description of subject: The Uruguay River is a major South American waterway that forms part of the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay before joining the Paraná River to create the Río de la Plata estuary.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.