Tso Lhamo Lake
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Tso Lhamo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the eastern Himalayas of Sikkim, India, renowned for its remote location near the Tibetan border and its role in feeding major regional rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tso Lhamo Lake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13533817 — 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: Tso Lhamo Lake Context triple: [Tista, sourceLocation, Tso Lhamo Lake]
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A.
Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake is a high-altitude saltwater lake on the Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its striking turquoise waters, surrounding snow-capped mountains, and spiritual significance in Tibetan Buddhism.
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B.
Dalai Lake
Dalai Lake is a large freshwater lake in Inner Mongolia, China, known for its ecological importance and role as a key habitat for migratory birds.
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C.
Tsomgo Lake
Tsomgo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the Indian state of Sikkim, renowned for its scenic beauty and sacred significance to local communities.
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D.
Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in North Sikkim, India, renowned for its stunning turquoise waters, sacred significance, and dramatic Himalayan surroundings.
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E.
Kathok Lake
Kathok Lake is a sacred high-altitude lake near Yuksom in Sikkim, India, revered in Tibetan Buddhist tradition and visited as a pilgrimage site.
- 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: Tso Lhamo Lake Target entity description: Tso Lhamo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the eastern Himalayas of Sikkim, India, renowned for its remote location near the Tibetan border and its role in feeding major regional rivers.
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A.
Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake is a high-altitude saltwater lake on the Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its striking turquoise waters, surrounding snow-capped mountains, and spiritual significance in Tibetan Buddhism.
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B.
Dalai Lake
Dalai Lake is a large freshwater lake in Inner Mongolia, China, known for its ecological importance and role as a key habitat for migratory birds.
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C.
Tsomgo Lake
Tsomgo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the Indian state of Sikkim, renowned for its scenic beauty and sacred significance to local communities.
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D.
Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in North Sikkim, India, renowned for its stunning turquoise waters, sacred significance, and dramatic Himalayan surroundings.
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E.
Kathok Lake
Kathok Lake is a sacred high-altitude lake near Yuksom in Sikkim, India, revered in Tibetan Buddhist tradition and visited as a pilgrimage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
high-altitude lake ⓘ |
| access |
requires special permits
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restricted ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 4 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 2 kilometres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| category |
High-altitude lakes of India
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Lakes of Sikkim ⓘ Lakes of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | North Sikkim district ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 5100 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 16700 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environment | cold desert ⓘ |
| feedsRiver | Teesta River ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSignificance | headwaters of Teesta basin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to Tibetan Plateau
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remote location ⓘ source region of major rivers ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Himalayas
Eastern Himalayas ⓘ Indian Himalayas ⓘ North Sikkim district ⓘ Sikkim ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gurudongmar Lake
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India–China border ⓘ Tibet ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Lachen ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप
|
| nearbyBorder |
China
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| outflow | Teesta River ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayan lake system ⓘ |
| primarySourceOf | Teesta River ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas ⓘ |
| state | Sikkim ⓘ |
| surfaceType | often frozen in winter ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | snow-clad mountains ⓘ |
| tourismType | high-altitude tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tso Lhamo Lake Description of subject: Tso Lhamo Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake in the eastern Himalayas of Sikkim, India, renowned for its remote location near the Tibetan border and its role in feeding major regional rivers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.