Lake Matano
E1046917
Lake Matano is a deep tectonic lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its exceptional water clarity, unique biodiversity, and significance as one of the world's deepest lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Matano canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13555416 — 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: Lake Matano Context triple: [East Luwu Regency, hasLake, Lake Matano]
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A.
Tondano Caldera
Tondano Caldera is a large volcanic caldera in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its prominent lake and association with several active volcanoes in the region.
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B.
Galunggung crater lake
Galunggung crater lake is a volcanic lake filling the summit crater of Mount Galunggung in West Java, Indonesia, formed by past explosive eruptions.
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C.
Menengai Crater
Menengai Crater is a massive, geologically active caldera in Kenya’s Rift Valley, known as one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world and a prominent feature of the East African Rift.
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D.
Tompaluan crater
Tompaluan crater is an active volcanic crater situated between the twin peaks of Mount Lokon and Mount Empung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its frequent eruptions and geothermal activity.
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E.
Tangkuban Perahu
Tangkuban Perahu is a popular stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, known for its distinctive boat-like shape and easily accessible craters.
- 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: Lake Matano Target entity description: Lake Matano is a deep tectonic lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its exceptional water clarity, unique biodiversity, and significance as one of the world's deepest lakes.
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A.
Tondano Caldera
Tondano Caldera is a large volcanic caldera in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its prominent lake and association with several active volcanoes in the region.
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B.
Galunggung crater lake
Galunggung crater lake is a volcanic lake filling the summit crater of Mount Galunggung in West Java, Indonesia, formed by past explosive eruptions.
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C.
Menengai Crater
Menengai Crater is a massive, geologically active caldera in Kenya’s Rift Valley, known as one of the largest volcanic calderas in the world and a prominent feature of the East African Rift.
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D.
Tompaluan crater
Tompaluan crater is an active volcanic crater situated between the twin peaks of Mount Lokon and Mount Empung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its frequent eruptions and geothermal activity.
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E.
Tangkuban Perahu
Tangkuban Perahu is a popular stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, known for its distinctive boat-like shape and easily accessible craters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
tectonic lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Malili Lakes basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Malili Lakes system
|
| ecosystemType | tropical lake ecosystem ⓘ |
| formationType | tectonic origin ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | ancient lake (geologically old) ⓘ |
| hasConnectionTo |
Lake Mahalona
ⓘ
Lake Towuti ⓘ |
| hasEndemicFauna |
endemic fish species
ⓘ
endemic shrimp species ⓘ endemic snail species ⓘ |
| hasEndemicSpecies | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Indonesian language area ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Larona River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSedimentRecord | yes ⓘ |
| importance |
important site for evolutionary biology studies
ⓘ
important site for limnological research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient lake characteristics
ⓘ
exceptional water clarity ⓘ great depth ⓘ unique biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedInRegency | East Luwu Regency ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| locatedNearTown | Sorowako ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland |
Sulawesi
ⓘ
linked to:
Celebes
|
| maximumDepth |
>500 m
ⓘ
~590 m ⓘ |
| nearbyIndustry | nickel mining at Sorowako ⓘ |
| partOf |
Malili Lake system
ⓘ
linked to:
Malili Lakes system
|
| rankAmongWorldsDeepestLakes | one of the deepest lakes in the world ⓘ |
| recreationalActivities |
boating
ⓘ
diving ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| region |
Sulawesi Selatan
ⓘ
linked to:
South Sulawesi
|
| sedimentRecordUsedFor |
paleoclimate reconstruction
ⓘ
paleoenvironmental studies ⓘ |
| stratification | meromictic tendencies (permanent deep-water stratification reported) ⓘ |
| surfaceElevation | ~382 m above sea level ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat disturbance
ⓘ
potential pollution from mining activities ⓘ |
| tourism | regional tourist attraction ⓘ |
| waterClarity | very high ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Matano Description of subject: Lake Matano is a deep tectonic lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its exceptional water clarity, unique biodiversity, and significance as one of the world's deepest lakes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.