Ogooué River
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The Ogooué River is the principal waterway of Gabon, flowing across the country to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a vital ecological and transportation corridor in Central Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogooué River canonical | 28 |
| Ogooué River basin | 9 |
| Ogooué River system | 2 |
| Ogooué | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376214 — 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: Ogooué River Context triple: [Gabon, majorRiver, Ogooué River]
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A.
Niger River
The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
Congo River
The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.
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C.
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.
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D.
Congo
Congo is a Central African country whose economy is heavily reliant on oil production and exports.
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E.
Tekeze River
The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ogooué River Target entity description: The Ogooué River is the principal waterway of Gabon, flowing across the country to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a vital ecological and transportation corridor in Central Africa.
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A.
Niger River
The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
Congo River
The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.
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C.
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.
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D.
Congo
Congo is a Central African country whose economy is heavily reliant on oil production and exports.
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E.
Tekeze River
The Tekeze River is a major river in the Horn of Africa that flows through northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, carving one of the deepest gorges in Africa before joining the Atbarah River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ogooué River
ⓘ
surface form:
Ogooué
|
| associatedProtectedArea | Ogooué basin protected areas ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Equatorial Guinea ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Gabon ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOnBasin | Libreville ⓘ |
| countryRankBySize | largest river in Gabon ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| drainageAreaCharacteristic | largely forested basin ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ogooué River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ogooué River basin
|
| drainageType | Atlantic drainage ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Gabon
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | supports rich tropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | major ecological corridor in Gabon ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
important transportation route in Gabon
ⓘ
used for river transport of goods and people ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
historically used as an exploration route into Gabon’s interior
ⓘ
important in colonial-era river navigation ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | numerous rapids and falls in upper course ⓘ |
| hasSedimentTransport | carries sediments from interior plateau to Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| influencesClimate | local hydrological and climatic patterns in Gabon ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| length | about 1200 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gabonese rainforest ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Ngounié River
ⓘ
surface form:
Abanga River
Ivindo River ⓘ Lolo River ⓘ Ngounié River ⓘ Okano River ⓘ Sébé River ⓘ |
| mouth | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Gabon ⓘ |
| mouthPosition | near Port-Gentil ⓘ |
| nationalSignificance | principal waterway of Gabon ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Booué
ⓘ
Lambaréné ⓘ Lastoursville ⓘ Ndjolé ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Batéké Plateau ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Ogooué River Description of subject: The Ogooué River is the principal waterway of Gabon, flowing across the country to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a vital ecological and transportation corridor in Central Africa.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.