Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore)
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Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) is a decommissioned offshore light tower in the Atlantic Ocean that once warned ships of the hazardous Frying Pan Shoals near Cape Fear, North Carolina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower | 1 |
| Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12803968 — 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: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) Context triple: [Cape Fear, hasFeature, Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore)]
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A.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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B.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse
Pottawatomie Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse located on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin, and is one of the oldest lighthouses on Lake Michigan.
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C.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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D.
Burnt Island Light
Burnt Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Burnt Island near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, serving as a navigational aid and maritime landmark on the state's midcoast.
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E.
Tarpaulin Cove Light
Tarpaulin Cove Light is a historic lighthouse on Naushon Island in Massachusetts that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels in Vineyard Sound.
- 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: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) Target entity description: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) is a decommissioned offshore light tower in the Atlantic Ocean that once warned ships of the hazardous Frying Pan Shoals near Cape Fear, North Carolina.
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A.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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B.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse
Pottawatomie Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse located on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin, and is one of the oldest lighthouses on Lake Michigan.
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C.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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D.
Burnt Island Light
Burnt Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Burnt Island near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, serving as a navigational aid and maritime landmark on the state's midcoast.
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E.
Tarpaulin Cove Light
Tarpaulin Cove Light is a historic lighthouse on Naushon Island in Massachusetts that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels in Vineyard Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
navigational aid ⓘ offshore light tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Fear, North Carolina
ⓘ
Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem |
United States coastal light system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States aids to navigation system
|
| category |
lighthouse in North Carolina
ⓘ
offshore lighthouse in the United States ⓘ |
| constructionLocation | on Frying Pan Shoals area ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | no longer used as an active lighthouse ⓘ |
| environment | marine environment ⓘ |
| function | to guide vessels around shoals ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | accessible only by boat or helicopter ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fog signal (historical)
ⓘ
light beacon ⓘ |
| hazardTypeMarked | shoals ⓘ |
| heritage | part of United States maritime navigation system ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States aids to navigation network
ⓘ
linked to:
United States aids to navigation system
|
| lightCharacteristic | flashing light (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | offshore waters of Cape Fear, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Atlantic Ocean off Cape Fear ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | offshore Cape Fear region ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea | offshore waters of North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Cape Fear
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| navigationalHazardMarked | Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| navigationArea | approaches to Cape Fear ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| originalUse | manned offshore light station ⓘ |
| purpose |
to mark hazardous shoals near Cape Fear
ⓘ
to warn ships of Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| regionServed | shipping lanes near Cape Fear ⓘ |
| riskMitigated |
ship groundings
ⓘ
shipwrecks on Frying Pan Shoals ⓘ |
| service | aids to navigation ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| structureType | offshore tower ⓘ |
| usedFor |
marine navigation
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warning of shallow waters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) Description of subject: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore) is a decommissioned offshore light tower in the Atlantic Ocean that once warned ships of the hazardous Frying Pan Shoals near Cape Fear, North Carolina.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower (offshore)