Lake Alexandrina
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Lake Alexandrina is a large, shallow freshwater lake in South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River, significant for its ecological value and cultural importance to the Ngarrindjeri people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Alexandrina canonical | 28 |
| Lake Alexandrina (regionally nearby) | 1 |
| Lake Alexandrina, South Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457973 — 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 Alexandrina Context triple: [Ngarrindjeri people, traditionalCustodiansOf, Lake Alexandrina]
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A.
Lake Eucumbene
Lake Eucumbene is a large artificial reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, central to the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectric power generation and water storage.
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B.
Lake Moondarra
Lake Moondarra is an artificial reservoir near Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia, primarily used for the city’s water supply and recreational activities such as fishing and boating.
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C.
Lake Cargelligo
Lake Cargelligo is a rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its large inland lake, agriculture, and role as a service centre for the surrounding farming region.
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D.
Lake Wabby
Lake Wabby is a unique perched and barrage lake on K'gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland, Australia, known for its deep green waters nestled beside a large sand dune.
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E.
Tuggerah Lake
Tuggerah Lake is a large coastal lagoon on the New South Wales Central Coast in Australia, known for its wetlands, recreational fishing, and boating.
- 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 Alexandrina Target entity description: Lake Alexandrina is a large, shallow freshwater lake in South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River, significant for its ecological value and cultural importance to the Ngarrindjeri people.
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A.
Lake Eucumbene
Lake Eucumbene is a large artificial reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, central to the Snowy Mountains Scheme for hydroelectric power generation and water storage.
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B.
Lake Moondarra
Lake Moondarra is an artificial reservoir near Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia, primarily used for the city’s water supply and recreational activities such as fishing and boating.
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C.
Lake Cargelligo
Lake Cargelligo is a rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its large inland lake, agriculture, and role as a service centre for the surrounding farming region.
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D.
Lake Wabby
Lake Wabby is a unique perched and barrage lake on K'gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland, Australia, known for its deep green waters nestled beside a large sand dune.
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E.
Tuggerah Lake
Tuggerah Lake is a large coastal lagoon on the New South Wales Central Coast in Australia, known for its wetlands, recreational fishing, and boating.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 2.8 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 0.75 metres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Ngarrindjeri people ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance |
important habitat for waterbirds
ⓘ
part of a Ramsar-listed wetland system (Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert) ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssues |
impacts from upstream water extraction
ⓘ
salinity management ⓘ water level variability ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
barrages at Boundary Creek
ⓘ
barrages at Ewe Island ⓘ barrages at Goolwa ⓘ barrages at Mundoo ⓘ barrages at Tauwitchere ⓘ |
| inflow |
Angas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bremer River (South Australia) ⓘ Finniss River (South Australia) ⓘ Murray River ⓘ |
| isLargestLakeIn | South Australia (by surface area) ⓘ |
| isNaturalLake | true ⓘ |
| isShallow | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Murray–Darling basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Murray–Darling Basin
South Australia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Coorong National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Coorong Lagoon
Goolwa ⓘ Meningie ⓘ Milang ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Government of South Australia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 6 metres ⓘ |
| near |
Mouth of the Murray River
ⓘ
linked to:
Murray River
|
| outflow |
Lake Albert
ⓘ
Murray River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland
ⓘ
Lower Lakes ⓘ |
| RamsarSiteDesignationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| region |
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region
ⓘ
linked to:
Fleurieu Peninsula
|
| separatedFrom | Coorong Lagoon by barrages ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 649 square kilometres ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Ngarrindjeri people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| 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 Alexandrina Description of subject: Lake Alexandrina is a large, shallow freshwater lake in South Australia near the mouth of the Murray River, significant for its ecological value and cultural importance to the Ngarrindjeri people.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lake Alexandrina