Volta Lake
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Volta Lake is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes, formed by the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, transportation, and fishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Volta Lake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6318130 — 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: Volta Lake Context triple: [Eastern Region, containsWaterBody, Volta Lake]
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A.
Lake Viken
Lake Viken is a freshwater lake in southern Sweden that forms a key summit-level section of the Göta Canal, marking its highest navigable point.
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B.
Garibaldi Lake
Garibaldi Lake is a striking turquoise alpine lake in British Columbia’s Garibaldi Provincial Park, renowned for its glacial waters, surrounding volcanic peaks, and popular hiking trails.
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C.
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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D.
Siliserh Lake
Siliserh Lake is a picturesque artificial reservoir near Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its scenic surroundings and historic lakeside palace.
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E.
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.
- 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: Volta Lake Target entity description: Volta Lake is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes, formed by the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, transportation, and fishing.
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A.
Lake Viken
Lake Viken is a freshwater lake in southern Sweden that forms a key summit-level section of the Göta Canal, marking its highest navigable point.
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B.
Garibaldi Lake
Garibaldi Lake is a striking turquoise alpine lake in British Columbia’s Garibaldi Provincial Park, renowned for its glacial waters, surrounding volcanic peaks, and popular hiking trails.
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C.
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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D.
Siliserh Lake
Siliserh Lake is a picturesque artificial reservoir near Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its scenic surroundings and historic lakeside palace.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | artificial lake ⓘ |
| affectsCommunity | resettled communities displaced by flooding ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOnShore |
Ada Foah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akosombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kete Krachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Volta River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Akosombo Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Akosombo Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpong Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale fisheries
ⓘ
timber salvage from submerged forests ⓘ |
| hasFerryService | Volta Lake Transport Company ferries ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Dodi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflow |
Black Volta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oti River NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ White Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 400 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Bono East Region, Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oti Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerValleyOf | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 75 metres ⓘ |
| operator | Volta River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Volta River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| rankBySurfaceArea | one of the world’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| shoreLength | over 4800 kilometres ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 8500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| use |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| watercourse | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volta Lake Description of subject: Volta Lake is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes, formed by the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, transportation, and fishing.
Referenced by (1)
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