Casiquiare canal
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The Casiquiare canal is a rare natural river channel in Venezuela that uniquely links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, allowing water to flow between two of South America’s largest river systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casiquiare canal canonical | 6 |
| Casiquiare Canal | 2 |
| Casiquiare canal region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Casiquiare canal Context triple: [Orinoco River, majorTributary, Casiquiare canal]
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A.
Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southeastern New York that flows through Westchester and Putnam counties and is a key source for New York City's Croton water supply system.
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Gulf of Paria
The Gulf of Paria is a shallow, semi-enclosed inland sea of the Caribbean located between Venezuela and Trinidad, known for its rich fisheries and major shipping routes.
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Caroni River
The Caroni River is a significant river in southeastern Venezuela known for its hydroelectric potential and for flowing through the Guayana region before joining the Orinoco.
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D.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Usumacinta River
The Usumacinta River is a major river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, known for its extensive rainforest basin, rich biodiversity, and archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Casiquiare canal Target entity description: The Casiquiare canal is a rare natural river channel in Venezuela that uniquely links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, allowing water to flow between two of South America’s largest river systems.
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A.
Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southeastern New York that flows through Westchester and Putnam counties and is a key source for New York City's Croton water supply system.
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B.
Gulf of Paria
The Gulf of Paria is a shallow, semi-enclosed inland sea of the Caribbean located between Venezuela and Trinidad, known for its rich fisheries and major shipping routes.
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C.
Caroni River
The Caroni River is a significant river in southeastern Venezuela known for its hydroelectric potential and for flowing through the Guayana region before joining the Orinoco.
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D.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
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Usumacinta River
The Usumacinta River is a major river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, known for its extensive rainforest basin, rich biodiversity, and archaeological sites of the ancient Maya civilization along its banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural river channel
ⓘ
river ⓘ river bifurcation ⓘ |
| connectsRiver |
Orinoco River
ⓘ
Rio Negro ⓘ |
| connectsRiverBasin |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon River basin
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River basin
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| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | 18th century explorers ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Amazon–Orinoco watershed region
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco–Amazon interfluvial region
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| drainageDivideType | fluvial bifurcation ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Rio Negro ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high aquatic species richness ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low gradient
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seasonal variations in flow direction ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally from Orinoco to Rio Negro ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | lowland floodplain ⓘ |
| hasSourceElevation | upper Orinoco low plateau ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Pasimoni River
ⓘ
Siapa River ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature | river capture ⓘ |
| hydrologicalUniqueness | one of the few known natural links between major river basins ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| length |
about 190 miles
ⓘ
approximately 300 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon basin
Amazonas state, Venezuela ⓘ
surface form:
Amazonas state (Venezuela)
Bolívar State ⓘ
surface form:
Bolívar state
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco basin
South America ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Rio Negro ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking two major river systems
ⓘ
natural canal between Orinoco and Amazon basins ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon River system
Orinoco River ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River system
Orinoco–Amazon waterway ⓘ |
| region |
Guiana Shield
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surface form:
Guayana Shield
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| sourceLocation |
Orinoco River
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Orinoco
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| sourceRiver | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| usedFor | local river transport ⓘ |
| watercourseType | blackwater river ⓘ |
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Subject: Casiquiare canal Description of subject: The Casiquiare canal is a rare natural river channel in Venezuela that uniquely links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, allowing water to flow between two of South America’s largest river systems.
Referenced by (9)
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