Lake Cobá
E241363
Lake Cobá is a small natural lake in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for bordering the ancient Maya archaeological site of Cobá.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Cobá canonical | 2 |
| Lake Coba group of lakes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2181240 — 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 Cobá Context triple: [Cobá, nearbyFeature, Lake Cobá]
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A.
Todos los Santos Lake
Todos los Santos Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, renowned for its emerald-green waters, surrounding volcanoes, and popularity for boating and ecotourism.
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B.
Caburgua Lake
Caburgua Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, known for its clear waters, surrounding forests, and proximity to the Villarrica National Park and volcano.
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C.
Lake Tiscapa
Lake Tiscapa is a volcanic crater lake in Managua, Nicaragua, historically significant as a scenic landmark and former site of presidential residences.
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D.
Umiam Lake
Umiam Lake is a scenic man-made reservoir near Shillong in Meghalaya, India, known for its picturesque views, water sports, and role as a major tourist attraction in the region.
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E.
Simly Lake
Simly Lake is a major freshwater reservoir and popular recreational spot located in the Margalla Hills near Islamabad, Pakistan.
- 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 Cobá Target entity description: Lake Cobá is a small natural lake in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for bordering the ancient Maya archaeological site of Cobá.
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A.
Todos los Santos Lake
Todos los Santos Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, renowned for its emerald-green waters, surrounding volcanoes, and popularity for boating and ecotourism.
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B.
Caburgua Lake
Caburgua Lake is a scenic glacial lake in southern Chile, known for its clear waters, surrounding forests, and proximity to the Villarrica National Park and volcano.
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C.
Lake Tiscapa
Lake Tiscapa is a volcanic crater lake in Managua, Nicaragua, historically significant as a scenic landmark and former site of presidential residences.
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D.
Umiam Lake
Umiam Lake is a scenic man-made reservoir near Shillong in Meghalaya, India, known for its picturesque views, water sports, and role as a major tourist attraction in the region.
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E.
Simly Lake
Simly Lake is a major freshwater reservoir and popular recreational spot located in the Margalla Hills near Islamabad, Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ |
| access | road access from Tulum ⓘ |
| borders |
Cobá
ⓘ
Cobá archaeological site ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Maya area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical freshwater lake ⓘ |
| environment | tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Cobá lagoon system
ⓘ
Nohoch Mul pyramid ⓘ |
| hasNearbyService |
local guides at Cobá
ⓘ
small restaurants in Cobá village ⓘ |
| hasShorelineFeature |
archaeological structures nearby
ⓘ
walking paths for visitors ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Maya civilization landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bordering the Cobá archaeological site
ⓘ
proximity to ancient Maya ruins ⓘ scenic views of Cobá pyramids area ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Yucatec Maya-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Valladolid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quintana Roo
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ municipality of Tulum ⓘ
linked to:
Tulum Municipality
state of Quintana Roo ⓘ
linked to:
Quintana Roo
|
| locatedNear |
Cobá ruins
ⓘ
linked to:
Cobá archaeological site
Cobá village ⓘ
linked to:
Cobá
|
| locatedNorthOf | Tulum ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tulum ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Quintana Roo jungle region
ⓘ
linked to:
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
|
| nearbySettlement | Cobá ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cobá region
ⓘ
linked to:
Cobá
tourist circuit of Cobá ⓘ |
| region |
Maya Lowlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
|
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
tourist activities ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Cobá Description of subject: Lake Cobá is a small natural lake in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for bordering the ancient Maya archaeological site of Cobá.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lake Cobá