Crocodile River (Marico)

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river

Crocodile River (Marico) is a river in South Africa that forms part of the upper Limpopo River basin and is known for flowing through the North West and Limpopo provinces.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Crocodile River (Limpopo)	3
Crocodile River (Limpopo) basin	2
Crocodile River (Limpopo) system	1
Crocodile River (Marico) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4591023 — 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: Crocodile River (Marico)
Context triple: [Marico River, hasRightTributary, Crocodile River (Marico)]

A. Lek River
The Lek River is a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
B. Great Kwa River
The Great Kwa River is a significant waterway in southeastern Nigeria known for its rich biodiversity and role in supporting local communities and ecosystems.
C. Kwando River
The Kwando River is a major watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Angola, Namibia, and Botswana, supporting rich wetlands and wildlife in the Zambezi basin.
D. Lunga River
Lunga River is a river in the Solomon Islands on Guadalcanal, known for its strategic significance during World War II, particularly in the Guadalcanal campaign.
E. Lunga River
The Lunga River is a significant river in Zambia that flows through the country's northwestern region, supporting local ecosystems and communities along its course.
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: Crocodile River (Marico)
Target entity description: Crocodile River (Marico) is a river in South Africa that forms part of the upper Limpopo River basin and is known for flowing through the North West and Limpopo provinces.

A. Lek River
The Lek River is a major distributary branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
B. Great Kwa River
The Great Kwa River is a significant waterway in southeastern Nigeria known for its rich biodiversity and role in supporting local communities and ecosystems.
C. Kwando River
The Kwando River is a major watercourse in southern Africa that flows through Angola, Namibia, and Botswana, supporting rich wetlands and wildlife in the Zambezi basin.
D. Lunga River
Lunga River is a river in the Solomon Islands on Guadalcanal, known for its strategic significance during World War II, particularly in the Guadalcanal campaign.
E. Lunga River
The Lunga River is a significant river in Zambia that flows through the country's northwestern region, supporting local ecosystems and communities along its course.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (20)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Marico Crocodile River NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinCountry	South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
drainageBasin	Limpopo River drainage basin ⓘ
flowsThrough	Limpopo province NERFINISHED ⓘ North West province NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMouthIn	Limpopo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hydrologicalSystem	Limpopo River system ⓘ
locatedIn	Limpopo province NERFINISHED ⓘ North West province NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Limpopo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Limpopo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Limpopo NERFINISHED ⓘ North West ⓘ
tributaryOf	Limpopo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
watercourseType	perennial river ⓘ

How these facts were elicited