Bde Maka Ska
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Bde Maka Ska is the largest lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, popular for recreation and known as part of the city’s Chain of Lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bde Maka Ska canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2933564 — 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: Bde Maka Ska Context triple: [Lake Harriet, connectedTo, Bde Maka Ska]
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A.
Mucho Maas
Mucho Maas is a troubled California disc jockey and the husband of protagonist Oedipa Maas in Thomas Pynchon's novel "The Crying of Lot 49."
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B.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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C.
Kokovoko
Kokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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D.
The Moose
"The Moose" is the famous nickname of Mark Messier, the Hall of Fame NHL forward renowned for his leadership, physical play, and multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
- 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: Bde Maka Ska Target entity description: Bde Maka Ska is the largest lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, popular for recreation and known as part of the city’s Chain of Lakes.
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A.
Mucho Maas
Mucho Maas is a troubled California disc jockey and the husband of protagonist Oedipa Maas in Thomas Pynchon's novel "The Crying of Lot 49."
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B.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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C.
Kokovoko
Kokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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D.
The Moose
"The Moose" is the famous nickname of Mark Messier, the Hall of Fame NHL forward renowned for his leadership, physical play, and multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cedar Lake
ⓘ
Lake Harriet ⓘ Lake of the Isles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 853 feet ⓘ |
| formerName |
Lake Calhoun
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska)
|
| governingBody |
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis park system
|
| hasActivity |
ice fishing in winter
ⓘ
ice skating in winter ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 401 acres ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | approximately 27 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boat launches
ⓘ
parkland around shoreline ⓘ public beaches ⓘ sailing club ⓘ walking and biking paths ⓘ |
| hasInflow | stormwater ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 87 feet ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNeighborhood |
Cedar-Isles-Dean
ⓘ
East Calhoun (ECCO) ⓘ Uptown Minneapolis ⓘ
linked to:
South Minneapolis
West Calhoun ⓘ |
| hasOutflow |
Minnehaha Creek (via Chain of Lakes system)
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnehaha Creek
|
| hasShoreLength | approximately 3.2 miles ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
bike trails
ⓘ
city streets and parkways ⓘ |
| isLargestLakeIn | Minneapolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hennepin County
ⓘ
Minneapolis ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis park system
|
| namedAfter | Dakota phrase "Bde Maka Ska" meaning "White Earth Lake" or "White Lake" ⓘ |
| partOf | Chain of Lakes ⓘ |
| partOfWatershed |
Upper Mississippi River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mississippi Valley
|
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| use |
boating
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ fishing ⓘ paddleboarding ⓘ recreation ⓘ running ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bde Maka Ska Description of subject: Bde Maka Ska is the largest lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, popular for recreation and known as part of the city’s Chain of Lakes.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska)
subject linked to:
Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska)
subject linked to:
Linden Hills neighborhood