Cape Horn
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Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Chile, historically notorious as a major maritime landmark where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet under extremely hazardous sailing conditions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cape Horn canonical | 30 |
| Cabo de Hornos | 1 |
| Cape Horn (for Europeans) | 1 |
| Cape Horn (southern extreme of continental Chilean territory) | 1 |
| Cape Horn passage | 1 |
| place name Cape Horn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1375384 — 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: Cape Horn Context triple: [Cape Horn Archipelago, hasPart, Cape Horn]
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A.
Cape Horn Archipelago
The Cape Horn Archipelago is a remote group of islands at the southern tip of South America, renowned for its harsh weather, treacherous seas, and significance as a historic maritime route around Cape Horn.
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B.
Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams is a small Chilean town on Navarino Island, often cited as one of the southernmost settlements in the world and a gateway to Antarctic and subantarctic research and tourism.
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C.
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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D.
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
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E.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
- 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: Cape Horn Target entity description: Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Chile, historically notorious as a major maritime landmark where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet under extremely hazardous sailing conditions.
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A.
Cape Horn Archipelago
The Cape Horn Archipelago is a remote group of islands at the southern tip of South America, renowned for its harsh weather, treacherous seas, and significance as a historic maritime route around Cape Horn.
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B.
Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams is a small Chilean town on Navarino Island, often cited as one of the southernmost settlements in the world and a gateway to Antarctic and subantarctic research and tourism.
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C.
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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D.
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
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E.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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headland ⓘ maritime landmark ⓘ |
| approximateLatitude | 56 degrees south ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clipper ships
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round-the-world voyages ⓘ tall ship sailing ⓘ |
| climate | cold oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Jacob Le Maire
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Willem Schouten ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1616 ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| extremeLatitudeFeature | one of the southernmost points of South America ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key waypoint for sailing ships between Europe and the Pacific
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major obstacle on clipper routes ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve
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linked to:
Cabo de Hornos National Park
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| knownFor |
extremely hazardous sailing conditions
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icebergs ⓘ large waves ⓘ strong ocean currents ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Drake Passage
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South America ⓘ Tierra del Fuego archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Tierra del Fuego region
southern Chile ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hornos Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marineEcosystem | sub-Antarctic marine environment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| navigationalHazard |
frequent storms
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poor visibility ⓘ rogue waves ⓘ |
| navigationAlternativeReplacedBy | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Beagle Channel
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Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| oceanBorder |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cabo de Hornos commune
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Magallanes Region ⓘ
linked to:
Magallanes Region (historically)
|
| protectedStatus |
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (surrounding area)
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linked to:
Biosphere Reserve
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| seaRouteImportance | major historical shipping route between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ⓘ |
| seaState | frequent heavy seas ⓘ |
| separates |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| spanishName |
Cabo de Hornos
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linked to:
Cape Horn
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| windPattern | westerlies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Horn Description of subject: Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Chile, historically notorious as a major maritime landmark where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet under extremely hazardous sailing conditions.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cape Horn
territory of Chile
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hasExtremePoint
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Cape Horn (southern extreme of continental Chilean territory)
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linked to: Cape Horn
subject linked to:
Two Years Before the Mast (book)
subject linked to:
Two Years Before the Mast (book)
linked to: Cape Horn
subject linked to:
Vendée Globe yacht race
linked to: Cape Horn
linked to: Cape Horn
subject linked to:
Hoorn, Netherlands