Ciénaga de Zapata
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Ciénaga de Zapata is a vast wetland region in southern Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, protected national park status, and historical significance during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T735350 — 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: Ciénaga de Zapata Context triple: [Playa Girón, partOf, Ciénaga de Zapata]
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A.
Florida Bay
Florida Bay is a shallow, subtropical estuarine lagoon at the southern tip of Florida, lying between the mainland and the Florida Keys and forming part of the Everglades and Florida Keys marine ecosystem.
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B.
Gatun Lake
Gatun Lake is a large artificial freshwater lake in central Panama that forms a major part of the Panama Canal’s shipping route across the Isthmus of Panama.
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C.
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a large reservoir on the Florida–Georgia border known for fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers.
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D.
Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon is a biodiverse estuarine system along Florida’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its rich marine habitats and ecological significance.
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E.
Mosquito Bay
Mosquito Bay is a famous bioluminescent bay on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, renowned for its exceptionally bright glowing waters caused by microscopic organisms.
- 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: Ciénaga de Zapata Target entity description: Ciénaga de Zapata is a vast wetland region in southern Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, protected national park status, and historical significance during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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A.
Florida Bay
Florida Bay is a shallow, subtropical estuarine lagoon at the southern tip of Florida, lying between the mainland and the Florida Keys and forming part of the Everglades and Florida Keys marine ecosystem.
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B.
Gatun Lake
Gatun Lake is a large artificial freshwater lake in central Panama that forms a major part of the Panama Canal’s shipping route across the Isthmus of Panama.
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C.
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a large reservoir on the Florida–Georgia border known for fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers.
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D.
Indian River Lagoon
Indian River Lagoon is a biodiverse estuarine system along Florida’s Atlantic coast, renowned for its rich marine habitats and ecological significance.
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E.
Mosquito Bay
Mosquito Bay is a famous bioluminescent bay on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, renowned for its exceptionally bright glowing waters caused by microscopic organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramsar site
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biosphere reserve ⓘ national park ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 1,700 square miles
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approximately 4500 square kilometers ⓘ |
| BayOfPigsInvasionYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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surface form:
Bay of Pigs
coastal lagoons ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ karstic caves ⓘ mangroves ⓘ marshes ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba
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surface form:
Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
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| habitatFor |
American crocodile
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American flamingo ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean flamingo
manatees ⓘ numerous migratory birds ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal ecosystem
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marine ecosystem ⓘ wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEndemicSpecies |
Cuban crocodile
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Zapata rail ⓘ Zapata sparrow ⓘ Zapata swamp hutia ⓘ Zapata wren ⓘ |
| hasIUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Ciénaga de Zapata municipality
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surface form:
Municipio Especial Ciénaga de Zapata
|
| hasProtectedAreaStatus |
Ciénaga de Zapata
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
|
| knownFor |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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surface form:
Bay of Pigs invasion
birdwatching ⓘ endemic species ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isla de Cuba ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Playa Girón
ⓘ
Playa Larga ⓘ |
| partOf | Matanzas Province ⓘ |
| RamsarDesignationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| RamsarSiteNumber | 1174 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Biosphere Reserve
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surface form:
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
|
| tourismActivity |
diving
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ecotourism ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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surface form:
Bay of Pigs invasion
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ciénaga de Zapata Description of subject: Ciénaga de Zapata is a vast wetland region in southern Cuba known for its rich biodiversity, protected national park status, and historical significance during the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
this entity surface form:
Ramsar wetland site Ciénaga de Zapata
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
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Zapata Swamp region
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp region
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) area known as Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp
this entity surface form:
Zapata Swamp