San Ignacio Lagoon
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San Ignacio Lagoon is a remote coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as one of the world’s primary winter calving and nursery grounds for gray whales and a key site for whale watching and marine conservation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Ignacio Lagoon canonical | 5 |
| Laguna San Ignacio | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7157206 — 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: San Ignacio Lagoon Context triple: [gray whales (migratory), hasBreedingGround, San Ignacio Lagoon]
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A.
Laguna Captrén
Laguna Captrén is a scenic high-altitude lake in Chile’s Araucanía Region, known for its tranquil waters, Andean forest surroundings, and views of the nearby Llaima Volcano.
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B.
Pantanos de Centla
Pantanos de Centla is a vast wetland and biosphere reserve in the Mexican state of Tabasco, renowned for its rich biodiversity and extensive floodplain forests.
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C.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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D.
Catemaco Lake
Catemaco Lake is a scenic freshwater lake in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its lush rainforest surroundings, biodiversity, and cultural traditions including eco-tourism and folk healing.
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E.
Santa María del Oro Lake
Santa María del Oro Lake is a scenic volcanic crater lake in Nayarit, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding forested hills, and popularity as a regional ecotourism and recreation destination.
- 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: San Ignacio Lagoon Target entity description: San Ignacio Lagoon is a remote coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as one of the world’s primary winter calving and nursery grounds for gray whales and a key site for whale watching and marine conservation.
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A.
Laguna Captrén
Laguna Captrén is a scenic high-altitude lake in Chile’s Araucanía Region, known for its tranquil waters, Andean forest surroundings, and views of the nearby Llaima Volcano.
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B.
Pantanos de Centla
Pantanos de Centla is a vast wetland and biosphere reserve in the Mexican state of Tabasco, renowned for its rich biodiversity and extensive floodplain forests.
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C.
Laguna de Apoyeque
Laguna de Apoyeque is a volcanic crater lake in Nicaragua formed within the Apoyeque volcano on the Chiltepe Peninsula.
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D.
Catemaco Lake
Catemaco Lake is a scenic freshwater lake in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its lush rainforest surroundings, biodiversity, and cultural traditions including eco-tourism and folk healing.
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E.
Santa María del Oro Lake
Santa María del Oro Lake is a scenic volcanic crater lake in Nayarit, Mexico, known for its clear waters, surrounding forested hills, and popularity as a regional ecotourism and recreation destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lagoon
ⓘ
gray whale calving ground ⓘ lagoon ⓘ whale watching destination ⓘ |
| access |
small airstrips
ⓘ
unpaved roads ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
hypersaline lagoon system ⓘ |
| governedBy | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
dolphins
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ |
| humanUse |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
regulated eco‑tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close human–whale interactions
ⓘ
gray whale nursery grounds ⓘ gray whale winter calving grounds ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California Sur
ⓘ
Mulegé Municipality ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Baja California Peninsula ⓘ |
| managementFocus |
conservation of marine biodiversity
ⓘ
gray whale protection ⓘ sustainable tourism ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | San Ignacio, Baja California Sur ⓘ |
| notableBehaviorObserved |
gray whales allowing petting by humans
ⓘ
gray whales approaching boats ⓘ |
| partOf |
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
ⓘ
linked to:
Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Vizcaíno Desert region ⓘ
linked to:
Vizcaíno Desert
|
| peakWhaleSeason | February to March ⓘ |
| primarySpecies |
Eastern North Pacific gray whale
ⓘ
linked to:
gray whales (migratory)
|
| protectionStatus |
biosphere reserve core zone
ⓘ
marine sanctuary ⓘ |
| receivesGrayWhalesFrom |
Arctic feeding grounds
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Bering Sea ⓘ Chukchi Sea ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | desert landscape ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | boat‑based whale watching ⓘ |
| tourismRegulation |
licensed local operators
ⓘ
limited number of boats ⓘ |
| typicalWhaleSeason | December to April ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno
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linked to:
Laguna Ojo de Liebre gray whale sanctuary
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Ignacio Lagoon Description of subject: San Ignacio Lagoon is a remote coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as one of the world’s primary winter calving and nursery grounds for gray whales and a key site for whale watching and marine conservation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Ignacio Lagoon