Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent
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The Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent is a prominent coastal beacon in southwestern Portugal, guiding ships near the rugged cliffs of one of Europe’s most southwesterly points.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent canonical | 3 |
| Cape St. Vincent Lighthouse | 1 |
| Cape St. Vincent lighthouse | 1 |
| Farol do Cabo de São Vicente | 1 |
| Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1746804 — 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: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent Context triple: [Cape St. Vincent, hasStructure, Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent]
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A.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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B.
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a historic early-19th-century stone lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands, known as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
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C.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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E.
Plymouth Breakwater
Plymouth Breakwater is a massive early 19th-century stone breakwater in Plymouth Sound, England, built to protect the naval anchorage and harbor from the open sea.
- 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: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent Target entity description: The Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent is a prominent coastal beacon in southwestern Portugal, guiding ships near the rugged cliffs of one of Europe’s most southwesterly points.
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A.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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B.
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a historic early-19th-century stone lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands, known as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
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C.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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E.
Plymouth Breakwater
Plymouth Breakwater is a massive early 19th-century stone breakwater in Plymouth Sound, England, built to protect the naval anchorage and harbor from the open sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal beacon
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | reachable by road from Sagres ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in the Algarve
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Portugal ⓘ Maritime navigation aids in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| function |
aids maritime navigation
ⓘ
guiding ships ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
prominent light
ⓘ
situated on rugged cliffs ⓘ visible from sea ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent ⓘ |
| hasNameInPortuguese |
Farol do Cabo de São Vicente
ⓘ
linked to:
Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent
|
| hasView |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
rugged coastline of Cape St. Vincent ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important maritime landmark of Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedAtExtremePoint | one of the southwesternmost points of Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algarve
ⓘ
Cape St. Vincent ⓘ Faro District ⓘ Sagres ⓘ southwestern Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Cape St. Vincent and Sagres area of natural and scenic interest
ⓘ
linked to:
Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape
|
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ |
| near |
Ponta de Sagres
ⓘ
linked to:
Sagres
town of Sagres ⓘ
linked to:
Sagres
|
| operatedBy | Portuguese maritime authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese network of lighthouses ⓘ |
| regionServed |
shipping routes off Cape St. Vincent
ⓘ
southwestern coast of Portugal ⓘ |
| significance |
marks a major headland on European shipping routes
ⓘ
symbolic end of the European continent to the southwest ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial vessels
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fishing boats ⓘ recreational vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal navigation
ⓘ
open-sea navigation near Cape St. Vincent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent Description of subject: The Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent is a prominent coastal beacon in southwestern Portugal, guiding ships near the rugged cliffs of one of Europe’s most southwesterly points.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent
linked to: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent
linked to: Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent