Niokolo-Koba National Park
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Niokolo-Koba National Park is a major protected area in southeastern Senegal renowned for its rich biodiversity and important populations of West African wildlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niokolo-Koba National Park canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5795070 — 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: Niokolo-Koba National Park Context triple: [World Heritage Sites in Africa, hasComponentSite, Niokolo-Koba National Park]
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A.
Akan National Park
Akan National Park was a former national park in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its volcanic landscapes, caldera lakes, and rich natural scenery before being incorporated into Akan-Mashu National Park.
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B.
Woko National Park
Woko National Park is a protected wilderness area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its rugged gorges, diverse forests, and rich native wildlife.
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C.
Yengo National Park
Yengo National Park is a rugged wilderness area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its sandstone plateaus, Aboriginal cultural sites, and diverse bushland within the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage region.
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D.
Bako National Park
Bako National Park is a coastal rainforest reserve in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, renowned for its diverse wildlife, including proboscis monkeys, and its dramatic sea cliffs and rock formations.
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E.
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its savanna and woodland ecosystems and its critical role in conserving endangered megafauna.
- 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: Niokolo-Koba National Park Target entity description: Niokolo-Koba National Park is a major protected area in southeastern Senegal renowned for its rich biodiversity and important populations of West African wildlife.
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A.
Akan National Park
Akan National Park was a former national park in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its volcanic landscapes, caldera lakes, and rich natural scenery before being incorporated into Akan-Mashu National Park.
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B.
Woko National Park
Woko National Park is a protected wilderness area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its rugged gorges, diverse forests, and rich native wildlife.
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C.
Yengo National Park
Yengo National Park is a rugged wilderness area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its sandstone plateaus, Aboriginal cultural sites, and diverse bushland within the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage region.
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D.
Bako National Park
Bako National Park is a coastal rainforest reserve in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, renowned for its diverse wildlife, including proboscis monkeys, and its dramatic sea cliffs and rock formations.
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E.
Garamba National Park
Garamba National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its savanna and woodland ecosystems and its critical role in conserving endangered megafauna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national park ⓘ |
| area | approximately 9130 square kilometres ⓘ |
| biodiversitySignificance | one of the most important reserves in West Africa ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| designatedAsNationalPark | 1954 ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
gallery forest
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ wetland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| established | 1954 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Senegalese National Parks Directorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Senegal National Parks Directorate
|
| habitatFor |
African elephant
ⓘ
linked to:
African bush elephant
African wild dog ⓘ West African lion ⓘ chimpanzee ⓘ crocodile ⓘ giant eland ⓘ hippopotamus ⓘ kob antelope ⓘ leopard ⓘ numerous bird species ⓘ olive baboon ⓘ roan antelope ⓘ warthog ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
West African wildlife populations
ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kédougou Region
ⓘ
Tambacounda Region ⓘ
linked to:
Tambacounda
southeastern Senegal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Niokolo Koba village ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Tambacounda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upper Guinea forest–savanna mosaic ecoregion
ⓘ
linked to:
Guinean forest–savanna mosaic
|
| threat |
encroachment
ⓘ
illegal grazing ⓘ poaching ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Gambia River
ⓘ
Koulountou River ⓘ Niokolo Koba River ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Natural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Niokolo-Koba National Park Description of subject: Niokolo-Koba National Park is a major protected area in southeastern Senegal renowned for its rich biodiversity and important populations of West African wildlife.
Referenced by (1)
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