Lake Tota
E167570
Lake Tota is Colombia’s largest natural lake, located high in the Andes and known for its scenic beauty and ecological significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Tota canonical | 13 |
| Lago de Tota | 1 |
| Lake Tota basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1459342 — 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 Tota Context triple: [Boyacá Department, hasLake, Lake Tota]
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A.
Panguipulli Lake
Panguipulli Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, renowned for its surrounding volcanoes, native forests, and role as a major attraction in the country's Lake District.
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B.
Poopó Lake
Poopó Lake is a large, shallow saline lake in the Bolivian Andes, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance to the surrounding Altiplano region.
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C.
Lake Azuei
Lake Azuei is a large brackish lake in eastern Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance.
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D.
Calafquén Lake
Calafquén Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, known for its clear waters, surrounding volcanoes, and popularity for fishing and water sports.
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E.
Argentino Lake
Argentino Lake is a large glacial lake in Argentine Patagonia, renowned for its striking turquoise waters and proximity to famous glaciers such as Perito Moreno.
- 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 Tota Target entity description: Lake Tota is Colombia’s largest natural lake, located high in the Andes and known for its scenic beauty and ecological significance.
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A.
Panguipulli Lake
Panguipulli Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, renowned for its surrounding volcanoes, native forests, and role as a major attraction in the country's Lake District.
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B.
Poopó Lake
Poopó Lake is a large, shallow saline lake in the Bolivian Andes, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance to the surrounding Altiplano region.
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C.
Lake Azuei
Lake Azuei is a large brackish lake in eastern Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance.
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D.
Calafquén Lake
Calafquén Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, known for its clear waters, surrounding volcanoes, and popularity for fishing and water sports.
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E.
Argentino Lake
Argentino Lake is a large glacial lake in Argentine Patagonia, renowned for its striking turquoise waters and proximity to famous glaciers such as Perito Moreno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural lake
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 3015 metres ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lago de Tota
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Tota
|
| hasBiodiversity |
aquatic macrophytes
ⓘ
high Andean bird species ⓘ native fish species ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
eutrophication risk
ⓘ
introduction of non-native trout ⓘ water pollution from agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high-altitude ecosystem
ⓘ
islands and peninsulas ⓘ páramo surroundings ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasIntroducedSpecies |
brown trout
ⓘ
rainbow trout ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
local agriculture
ⓘ
local tourism economy ⓘ regional water regulation ⓘ |
| isLargestNaturalLakeIn | Colombia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beaches such as Playa Blanca
ⓘ
cold-water tourism ⓘ ecological significance ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ trout fishing ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boyacá Department
ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Aquitania
ⓘ
Cuitiva ⓘ Tota ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 60 metres ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Aquitania
ⓘ
Cuitiva ⓘ Tota ⓘ |
| outflow | Upía River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orinoco River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Orinoco Basin
|
| region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 55 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Tota Description of subject: Lake Tota is Colombia’s largest natural lake, located high in the Andes and known for its scenic beauty and ecological significance.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lake Tota
linked to: Lake Tota