Volta River basin
E356588
The Volta River basin is a major West African drainage basin encompassing the catchment area of the Volta River and its tributaries across several countries, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volta River basin canonical | 6 |
| Volta River system | 3 |
| Gulf of Guinea drainage basin | 1 |
| Lower Volta basin | 1 |
| Lower Volta sub-basin | 1 |
| Tano River basin | 1 |
| Volta River Basin | 1 |
| White Volta sub-basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3367798 — 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: Volta River basin Context triple: [Volta River, locatedInDrainageBasin, Volta River basin]
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A.
Volta River
The Volta River is a major river system in West Africa that flows primarily through Ghana, where it feeds Lake Volta, one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.
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B.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
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Oti River basin
The Oti River basin is a major West African river catchment that drains parts of Togo, Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso before feeding into the Volta River system.
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D.
Rio Muni
Rio Muni is the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea, located on the west coast of Central Africa and forming the country's largest and most populous territory.
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E.
Benue River
The Benue River is a major West African waterway and the largest tributary of the Niger River, flowing through Cameroon and Nigeria and serving as an important route for transport, agriculture, and fishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Volta River basin Target entity description: The Volta River basin is a major West African drainage basin encompassing the catchment area of the Volta River and its tributaries across several countries, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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A.
Volta River
The Volta River is a major river system in West Africa that flows primarily through Ghana, where it feeds Lake Volta, one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.
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B.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Oti River basin
The Oti River basin is a major West African river catchment that drains parts of Togo, Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso before feeding into the Volta River system.
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D.
Rio Muni
Rio Muni is the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea, located on the west coast of Central Africa and forming the country's largest and most populous territory.
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E.
Benue River
The Benue River is a major West African waterway and the largest tributary of the Niger River, flowing through Cameroon and Nigeria and serving as an important route for transport, agriculture, and fishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| climateType |
semi-arid climate
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tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| cooperationFramework | transboundary water management agreements ⓘ |
| country |
Benin
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana ⓘ Mali ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| drains | Volta River ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
land degradation ⓘ seasonal water scarcity ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Volta Basin Authority ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Volta Basin Authority ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Black Volta sub-basin
ⓘ
Volta River basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Volta sub-basin
Oti sub-basin ⓘ Volta River basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
White Volta sub-basin
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| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| mainTributary |
Black Volta
ⓘ
Oti River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Oti River
White Volta ⓘ |
| majorCityInBasin |
Bolgatanga
ⓘ
Kumasi ⓘ Ouagadougou ⓘ Tamale ⓘ |
| majorDam |
Akosombo Dam
ⓘ
Kpong Dam ⓘ |
| majorReservoir | Lake Volta ⓘ |
| outflow |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| region |
Sahel
ⓘ
Sudan savanna ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanian savanna
|
| sharedBy | six countries ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
inland fisheries
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ |
| transboundary | true ⓘ |
| uses |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Volta River basin Description of subject: The Volta River basin is a major West African drainage basin encompassing the catchment area of the Volta River and its tributaries across several countries, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.