Dian Lake
E422962
Dian Lake is a large freshwater lake in Yunnan Province, China, known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" and historically vital to the city of Kunming for transportation, fisheries, and irrigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dian Lake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4200740 — 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: Dian Lake Context triple: [Kunming, locatedNear, Dian Lake]
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A.
Maota Lake
Maota Lake is a historic artificial lake in Jaipur, India, known for its scenic setting below the Amber Fort and its role as a former water source for the fort complex.
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B.
Liuye Lake
Liuye Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular leisure destination in Changde, Hunan Province, known for its natural beauty and recreational activities.
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C.
Lushui Lake
Lushui Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular leisure destination in Xianning, known for its tranquil waters and surrounding natural landscapes.
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D.
Yunlong Lake
Yunlong Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular recreational area in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, known for its picturesque surroundings and cultural attractions.
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E.
Boeri Lake
Boeri Lake is a high-altitude crater lake in Dominica, known for its cool, misty setting and scenic hiking trail within Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
- 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: Dian Lake Target entity description: Dian Lake is a large freshwater lake in Yunnan Province, China, known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" and historically vital to the city of Kunming for transportation, fisheries, and irrigation.
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A.
Maota Lake
Maota Lake is a historic artificial lake in Jaipur, India, known for its scenic setting below the Amber Fort and its role as a former water source for the fort complex.
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B.
Liuye Lake
Liuye Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular leisure destination in Changde, Hunan Province, known for its natural beauty and recreational activities.
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C.
Lushui Lake
Lushui Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular leisure destination in Xianning, known for its tranquil waters and surrounding natural landscapes.
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D.
Yunlong Lake
Yunlong Lake is a scenic freshwater lake and popular recreational area in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, known for its picturesque surroundings and cultural attractions.
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E.
Boeri Lake
Boeri Lake is a high-altitude crater lake in Dominica, known for its cool, misty setting and scenic hiking trail within Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dianchi Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Qilu Lake
Lake Dianchi ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 5 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 滇池 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1886 metres above sea level
ⓘ
about 6188 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
algal blooms
ⓘ
domestic sewage contamination ⓘ eutrophication ⓘ industrial wastewater contamination ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
parks
ⓘ
scenic areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
important fishery resource for Kunming
ⓘ
important irrigation water source ⓘ vital to Kunming transportation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity
ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ plateau lake scenery ⓘ |
| length | about 40 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kunming Prefecture-level city
ⓘ
linked to:
Kunming, China
Yunnan Province ⓘ southwest China ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kunming
ⓘ
linked to:
Kunming, China
|
| locatedOn | Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 11 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kunming
ⓘ
linked to:
Kunming, China
|
| nickname | Pearl of the Plateau ⓘ |
| outflow |
Pudu River
ⓘ
Tanglang River ⓘ |
| partOf | Yangtze River basin ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
pollution control programs
ⓘ
water quality restoration projects ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 115 square miles
ⓘ
about 298 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| width | about 13 kilometres ⓘ |
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: Dian Lake Description of subject: Dian Lake is a large freshwater lake in Yunnan Province, China, known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" and historically vital to the city of Kunming for transportation, fisheries, and irrigation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kunming, China