Chilika Lake
E373033
Chilika Lake is a vast brackish water lagoon on the east coast of India, renowned for its rich biodiversity, migratory birds, and status as a Ramsar-designated wetland of international importance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chilika Lake canonical | 5 |
| Chilika Lake (part) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3622179 — 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: Chilika Lake Context triple: [Orissa, contains, Chilika Lake]
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A.
Lake Tiorati
Lake Tiorati is a popular recreational lake in New York’s Harriman State Park, known for swimming, boating, fishing, and surrounding hiking trails.
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B.
Boeri Lake
Boeri Lake is a high-altitude crater lake in Dominica, known for its cool, misty setting and scenic hiking trail within Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
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C.
Benya Lagoon
Benya Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Elmina, Ghana, known for its fishing activities and proximity to the historic Elmina Castle.
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D.
South Sea Lake
South Sea Lake is a body of water whose name translates from the Chinese "Nanhai Lake," typically referring to a southern or "South Sea" lake in Chinese geography.
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E.
Benoni Lake
Benoni Lake is a man-made recreational lake in Benoni, South Africa, known for boating, fishing, and surrounding parkland.
- 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: Chilika Lake Target entity description: Chilika Lake is a vast brackish water lagoon on the east coast of India, renowned for its rich biodiversity, migratory birds, and status as a Ramsar-designated wetland of international importance.
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A.
Lake Tiorati
Lake Tiorati is a popular recreational lake in New York’s Harriman State Park, known for swimming, boating, fishing, and surrounding hiking trails.
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B.
Boeri Lake
Boeri Lake is a high-altitude crater lake in Dominica, known for its cool, misty setting and scenic hiking trail within Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
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C.
Benya Lagoon
Benya Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Elmina, Ghana, known for its fishing activities and proximity to the historic Elmina Castle.
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D.
South Sea Lake
South Sea Lake is a body of water whose name translates from the Chinese "Nanhai Lake," typically referring to a southern or "South Sea" lake in Chinese geography.
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E.
Benoni Lake
Benoni Lake is a man-made recreational lake in Benoni, South Africa, known for boating, fishing, and surrounding parkland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramsar site
ⓘ
brackish water lagoon ⓘ lagoon ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chilika Development Authority ⓘ |
| hasArea |
approximately 1,100 square kilometres
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approximately 1,165 square kilometres in monsoon ⓘ approximately 906 square kilometres in dry season ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | wetland of international importance ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Ramsar site ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalIssue |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
salinity changes ⓘ siltation ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
aquaculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
brackish water wetland
ⓘ
estuarine ⓘ lagoon ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Breakfast Island
ⓘ
Honeymoon Island ⓘ Kalijai Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalabana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | varies seasonally ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| isFedBy |
Bhargavi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhargavi–Daya system ⓘ Daya River NERFINISHED ⓘ Luna River NERFINISHED ⓘ Makara River NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaguni River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
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ecotourism ⓘ fisheries ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
Irrawaddy dolphin
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy dolphins
|
| isLargest |
largest coastal lagoon in India
ⓘ
one of the largest brackish water lagoons in the world ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy | Ramsar Convention ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orissa
ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
district of Ganjam ⓘ district of Khordha ⓘ district of Puri ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
east coast of India ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Bhubaneswar
ⓘ
Puri ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Nalabana Bird Sanctuary ⓘ |
| RamsarDesignationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| state |
Orissa
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surface form:
Odisha
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| supportsSpeciesGroup |
crustaceans
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dolphins ⓘ fish ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ molluscs ⓘ resident birds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chilika Lake Description of subject: Chilika Lake is a vast brackish water lagoon on the east coast of India, renowned for its rich biodiversity, migratory birds, and status as a Ramsar-designated wetland of international importance.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chilika Lake (part)