Irrawaddy Basin
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The Irrawaddy Basin is a major sedimentary basin in Myanmar known for its rich hydrocarbon resources and extensive oil and gas fields.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irrawaddy Basin canonical | 3 |
| Ayeyarwady River Basin | 1 |
| Irrawaddy basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18868799 — 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: Irrawaddy Basin Context triple: [Yenangyaung oilfields, partOf, Irrawaddy Basin]
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A.
Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.
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B.
Thai–Myanmar river system
The Thai–Myanmar river system is a network of rivers and tributaries that flow along and across the border between Thailand and Myanmar, playing a key role in the region’s ecology, transportation, and cross-border livelihoods.
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C.
Ayeyarwady River valley
The Ayeyarwady River valley is a major fertile and densely populated lowland region in Myanmar shaped by the course of the Ayeyarwady River, serving as a key agricultural and transportation corridor.
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D.
Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy Delta is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in southern Myanmar, known for its dense network of waterways, rice cultivation, and vulnerability to flooding and cyclones.
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E.
Tenasserim River
The Tenasserim River is a river in southern Myanmar that flows through the Tanintharyi Region toward the Andaman Sea, historically important as a trade and transport route.
- 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: Irrawaddy Basin Target entity description: The Irrawaddy Basin is a major sedimentary basin in Myanmar known for its rich hydrocarbon resources and extensive oil and gas fields.
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A.
Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.
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B.
Thai–Myanmar river system
The Thai–Myanmar river system is a network of rivers and tributaries that flow along and across the border between Thailand and Myanmar, playing a key role in the region’s ecology, transportation, and cross-border livelihoods.
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C.
Ayeyarwady River valley
The Ayeyarwady River valley is a major fertile and densely populated lowland region in Myanmar shaped by the course of the Ayeyarwady River, serving as a key agricultural and transportation corridor.
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D.
Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy Delta is a vast, fertile alluvial plain in southern Myanmar, known for its dense network of waterways, rice cultivation, and vulnerability to flooding and cyclones.
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E.
Tenasserim River
The Tenasserim River is a river in southern Myanmar that flows through the Tanintharyi Region toward the Andaman Sea, historically important as a trade and transport route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irrawaddy Basin
linked to: Irrawaddy Basin