Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed
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The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed is a high-altitude glacial and snow-fed river system in Yunnan, China, that supplies vital freshwater to the surrounding region, including the Old Town of Lijiang.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8257760 — 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: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed Context triple: [Old Town of Lijiang, waterSource, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed]
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A.
Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley is one of Chile’s most renowned wine-producing regions, especially famous for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and other red wines.
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B.
Yalung Glacier
Yalung Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier on the slopes of Kangchenjunga, contributing to the mountain’s extensive glacial system and regional river sources.
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C.
Maipo River
The Maipo River is one of central Chile’s most important rivers, flowing from the Andes through the Santiago metropolitan area and supporting agriculture, industry, and water supply in the region.
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D.
Hoh Xil
Hoh Xil is a remote, high-altitude plateau region in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its harsh climate, vast wilderness, and role as a key wildlife sanctuary, particularly for the Tibetan antelope.
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E.
Puna Tsang River
Puna Tsang River is a major river in western Bhutan that flows through Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang districts before joining the larger Brahmaputra river system.
- 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: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed Target entity description: The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed is a high-altitude glacial and snow-fed river system in Yunnan, China, that supplies vital freshwater to the surrounding region, including the Old Town of Lijiang.
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A.
Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley is one of Chile’s most renowned wine-producing regions, especially famous for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and other red wines.
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B.
Yalung Glacier
Yalung Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier on the slopes of Kangchenjunga, contributing to the mountain’s extensive glacial system and regional river sources.
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C.
Maipo River
The Maipo River is one of central Chile’s most important rivers, flowing from the Andes through the Santiago metropolitan area and supporting agriculture, industry, and water supply in the region.
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D.
Hoh Xil
Hoh Xil is a remote, high-altitude plateau region in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, renowned for its harsh climate, vast wilderness, and role as a key wildlife sanctuary, particularly for the Tibetan antelope.
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E.
Puna Tsang River
Puna Tsang River is a major river in western Bhutan that flows through Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang districts before joining the larger Brahmaputra river system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river system
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lijiang Ancient Town water system
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traditional water management in Lijiang ⓘ |
| climateSensitivity | sensitive to climate change ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
regulates seasonal river flow
ⓘ
supports local ecosystems ⓘ vital freshwater source ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
glacial rivers
ⓘ
seasonal runoff ⓘ snow-fed streams ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSource |
glacial meltwater
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
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| locatedNear | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ⓘ |
| partOf |
upper Yangtze River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
upper Yangtze River
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| province | Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Lijiang
ⓘ
Old Town of Lijiang ⓘ surrounding region of Lijiang ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
domestic water use
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drinking water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ tourism-related water use ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
changing precipitation patterns
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glacier retreat ⓘ reduced snowpack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed Description of subject: The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain watershed is a high-altitude glacial and snow-fed river system in Yunnan, China, that supplies vital freshwater to the surrounding region, including the Old Town of Lijiang.
Referenced by (1)
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