Gambia River
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The Gambia River is a major West African waterway that flows westward from Guinea through Senegal and The Gambia into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as a vital route for transport, trade, and agriculture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gambia River canonical | 26 |
| Gambia River basin | 4 |
| Gambia River estuary | 2 |
| Gambia River region | 2 |
| River Gambia | 2 |
| Gambia River valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T540175 — 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: Gambia River Context triple: [West Africa, hasMajorRiver, Gambia River]
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A.
Senegal River
The Senegal River is a major West African waterway that flows through Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as an important source of irrigation, transport, and hydroelectric power.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ogooué River
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gambia River Target entity description: The Gambia River is a major West African waterway that flows westward from Guinea through Senegal and The Gambia into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as a vital route for transport, trade, and agriculture.
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A.
Senegal River
The Senegal River is a major West African waterway that flows through Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as an important source of irrigation, transport, and hydroelectric power.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ogooué River
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea | River Gambia National Park ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Guinea
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryNamedAfter | The Gambia ⓘ |
| directionOfFlow | westward ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Gambia River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gambia River basin
|
| economicUse |
agriculture support
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fishing ⓘ irrigation ⓘ trade ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Guinea
ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ The Gambia ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | border between Senegal and The Gambia in some stretches ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | tidal estuary near its mouth ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Koulountou
ⓘ
Nieri Ko ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
route for European exploration of inland West Africa
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trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade route ⓘ |
| length |
about 1130 km
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about 700 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| majorPort |
Banjul
ⓘ
Georgetown (Janjanbureh) ⓘ Kuntaur ⓘ |
| mouthCity | Banjul ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | The Gambia ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| navigableFor |
ocean-going vessels up to Banjul
ⓘ
smaller vessels further inland ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Basse Santa Su
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Janjanbureh Island ⓘ Kaur ⓘ Kuntaur ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageRegionsAlongBanks |
Fula-speaking areas
ⓘ
Mandinka-speaking areas ⓘ Wolof-speaking areas ⓘ |
| region | Sahel and Sudano-Guinean zones ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Guinea ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Guinea Highlands
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surface form:
Fouta Djallon highlands
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| supportsEcosystem |
floodplain agriculture along its banks
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mangrove forests near the mouth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Gambia River Description of subject: The Gambia River is a major West African waterway that flows westward from Guinea through Senegal and The Gambia into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as a vital route for transport, trade, and agriculture.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.