Soda Lake
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Soda Lake is a dry alkali lakebed in the Mojave Desert of California, known for its white mineral crusts and stark desert landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soda Lake canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138604 — 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: Soda Lake Context triple: [Zzyzx, California, nearbyFeature, Soda Lake]
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A.
San Andreas Lake
San Andreas Lake is a long, narrow reservoir on the San Francisco Peninsula in California, best known for lending its name to the nearby San Andreas Fault.
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B.
Ancylus Lake
Ancylus Lake was a large freshwater body that occupied the Baltic Sea basin after the last Ice Age, before it evolved into the modern brackish Baltic Sea.
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C.
Lake Tear of the Clouds
Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small mountain tarn on the slopes of New York’s Mount Marcy, historically recognized as the highest-elevation source of the Hudson River.
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D.
Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake is a large desert lake in northwestern Nevada known for its striking pyramid-shaped tufa formations and cultural significance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
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E.
Donner Lake
Donner Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, known for its clear waters, recreational activities, and historical association with the Donner Party.
- 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: Soda Lake Target entity description: Soda Lake is a dry alkali lakebed in the Mojave Desert of California, known for its white mineral crusts and stark desert landscape.
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A.
San Andreas Lake
San Andreas Lake is a long, narrow reservoir on the San Francisco Peninsula in California, best known for lending its name to the nearby San Andreas Fault.
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B.
Ancylus Lake
Ancylus Lake was a large freshwater body that occupied the Baltic Sea basin after the last Ice Age, before it evolved into the modern brackish Baltic Sea.
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C.
Lake Tear of the Clouds
Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small mountain tarn on the slopes of New York’s Mount Marcy, historically recognized as the highest-elevation source of the Hudson River.
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D.
Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake is a large desert lake in northwestern Nevada known for its striking pyramid-shaped tufa formations and cultural significance to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
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E.
Donner Lake
Donner Lake is a scenic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada of California, known for its clear waters, recreational activities, and historical association with the Donner Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alkali lakebed
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dry lake ⓘ endorheic basin ⓘ |
| access | via roads from Interstate 15 ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
San Bernardino County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
|
| drainageType | closed basin ⓘ |
| ecosystem | desert playa ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 280 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | evaporation of standing water ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | dry lakebed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alkaline soils
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ephemeral surface water after heavy rains ⓘ stark desert landscape ⓘ white mineral crusts ⓘ |
| hazard | soft mud and crust break-through risk after rains ⓘ |
| hydrology | receives intermittent runoff from surrounding desert ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mineralDeposit |
other evaporite minerals
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sodium bicarbonate ⓘ sodium carbonate ⓘ sodium chloride ⓘ |
| near |
Interstate 15 in California
ⓘ
Zzyzx, California ⓘ |
| notableFor | bright white salt and soda crusts visible from distance ⓘ |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | within a U.S. National Preserve ⓘ |
| region | eastern Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| salinity | high ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| surfaceCondition |
may be muddy after rainfall
ⓘ
usually dry ⓘ |
| surfaceType | playa ⓘ |
| tourism | low to moderate visitation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
desert ecology research
ⓘ
geological study ⓘ scenic desert viewing ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse halophytic plants at margins ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | nearby highways and overlooks ⓘ |
| waterType | alkaline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soda Lake Description of subject: Soda Lake is a dry alkali lakebed in the Mojave Desert of California, known for its white mineral crusts and stark desert landscape.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.