Dawodang depression
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Dawodang depression is a natural karst basin in Guizhou, China, best known as the site that hosts the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dawodang depression canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dawodang depression Context triple: [Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, locatedIn, Dawodang depression]
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Sunam
Sunam is a town in the Sangrur district of Punjab, India, known as the birthplace of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
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Balaesang
Balaesang is an Austronesian language of the Tomini–Tolitoli group spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Gulgong
Gulgong is a historic gold rush town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its well-preserved 19th-century streetscapes and heritage buildings.
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D.
Doboka
Doboka is a town in the Nagaon district of Assam, India, known as a local commercial and transportation hub for the surrounding rural areas.
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E.
Dunqulah
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- 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: Dawodang depression Target entity description: Dawodang depression is a natural karst basin in Guizhou, China, best known as the site that hosts the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope.
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A.
Sunam
Sunam is a town in the Sangrur district of Punjab, India, known as the birthplace of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
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B.
Balaesang
Balaesang is an Austronesian language of the Tomini–Tolitoli group spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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C.
Gulgong
Gulgong is a historic gold rush town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its well-preserved 19th-century streetscapes and heritage buildings.
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D.
Doboka
Doboka is a town in the Nagaon district of Assam, India, known as a local commercial and transportation hub for the surrounding rural areas.
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E.
Dunqulah
Dunqulah is an alternative name for Dongola, a historic town in northern Sudan on the Nile River that has served as an important regional and cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
karst basin
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natural depression ⓘ |
| astronomySiteType | radio telescope site ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| environment | mountainous karst region ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | karst depression ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance | important site for radio astronomy observations ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Guizhou Province ⓘ |
| hostedProject | Chinese FAST project ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hosting the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
ⓘ
site of FAST radio telescope ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalArea | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guizhou
ⓘ
linked to:
Guizhou Province
Pingtang County ⓘ Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
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| locatedOnPlanet | Earth ⓘ |
| notableTelescope | FAST ⓘ |
| partOf |
Karst landforms of Guizhou
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linked to:
Shibing Karst
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| selectionReasonForFAST |
radio-quiet environment
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suitable natural bowl-shaped topography ⓘ |
| terrainType | karst ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hosting large radio telescope
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radio astronomy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dawodang depression Description of subject: Dawodang depression is a natural karst basin in Guizhou, China, best known as the site that hosts the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope.
Referenced by (1)
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