Koko Nor
E424412
Koko Nor, also known as Qinghai Lake, is the largest saltwater lake in China, located on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koko Nor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4255124 — 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: Koko Nor Context triple: [Qinghai, contains, Koko Nor]
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A.
Koko
Koko is a popular Afrobeat/afropop song by Nigerian musician D'banj that helped cement his status as a leading figure in contemporary African music.
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B.
Koko
Koko is a prominent Itsekiri town in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, known historically as a key riverine trading and port community.
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C.
Kiko
Kiko is a critically acclaimed 1992 studio album by the American rock band Los Lobos, noted for its experimental sound and rich, atmospheric production.
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D.
Kiko
Kiko is the Crown Princess of Japan and the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, a prominent member of the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
- 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: Koko Nor Target entity description: Koko Nor, also known as Qinghai Lake, is the largest saltwater lake in China, located on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
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A.
Koko
Koko is a popular Afrobeat/afropop song by Nigerian musician D'banj that helped cement his status as a leading figure in contemporary African music.
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B.
Koko
Koko is a prominent Itsekiri town in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, known historically as a key riverine trading and port community.
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C.
Kiko
Kiko is a critically acclaimed 1992 studio album by the American rock band Los Lobos, noted for its experimental sound and rich, atmospheric production.
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D.
Kiko
Kiko is the Crown Princess of Japan and the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, a prominent member of the Japanese imperial family.
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E.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ salt lake ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Haidong
ⓘ
surface form:
Haidong Prefecture
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Kokonor
ⓘ
Qinghai Lake ⓘ Tso Ngonpo ⓘ Tso Ngön ⓘ |
| area | about 4,300 square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| climate | cold semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Lake ecoregion
|
| elevation | about 3,200 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| frozenPeriod | partly frozen in winter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
important stopover on East Asian–Australasian Flyway
ⓘ
surrounded by grasslands and semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Bird Island
ⓘ
Haixin Shan ⓘ |
| hasShoreline | about 360 kilometers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
featured in ancient Chinese records
ⓘ
important in Tibetan and Mongol culture ⓘ |
| inflow |
Buha River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haergai River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaliu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLargest |
largest lake in China by area
ⓘ
largest saltwater lake in China ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Qinghai Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Lake Basin
|
| knownFor |
high-altitude scenery
ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Qinghai
ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Province
Northwest China ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern China
|
| locatedOn | northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 25 meters ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Mongolian ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Blue Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Xining ⓘ |
| outflow | none ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | nature reserve ⓘ |
| region |
Gansu Tibetan areas
ⓘ
surface form:
Amdo region of the Tibetan cultural area
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| salinity | about 12 to 14 grams per liter ⓘ |
| shape | roughly oval ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | saline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koko Nor Description of subject: Koko Nor, also known as Qinghai Lake, is the largest saltwater lake in China, located on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.