Fort Amador
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Fort Amador was a former U.S. military installation strategically located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key defense and administrative site during the Canal Zone era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Amador canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840500 — 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: Fort Amador Context triple: [Panama Canal Zone, hasPart, Fort Amador]
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A.
Santa Cruz Fort
Santa Cruz Fort is a historic coastal fortress overlooking the city of Oran in Algeria, known for its strategic hilltop position and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea.
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B.
Fortín Conde de Mirasol
Fortín Conde de Mirasol is a historic Spanish colonial fort on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, now serving as a museum and cultural center.
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C.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort Segarra
Fort Segarra is a former U.S. military coastal defense fortification and underground bunker complex on Water Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, now a historic site and tourist attraction.
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E.
Castillo del Morro
Castillo del Morro is a historic Spanish fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, renowned for its strategic coastal defenses and iconic lighthouse.
- 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: Fort Amador Target entity description: Fort Amador was a former U.S. military installation strategically located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key defense and administrative site during the Canal Zone era.
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A.
Santa Cruz Fort
Santa Cruz Fort is a historic coastal fortress overlooking the city of Oran in Algeria, known for its strategic hilltop position and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea.
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B.
Fortín Conde de Mirasol
Fortín Conde de Mirasol is a historic Spanish colonial fort on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, now serving as a museum and cultural center.
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C.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort Segarra
Fort Segarra is a former U.S. military coastal defense fortification and underground bunker complex on Water Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, now a historic site and tourist attraction.
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E.
Castillo del Morro
Castillo del Morro is a historic Spanish fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, renowned for its strategic coastal defenses and iconic lighthouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States military installation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Canal Zone Government
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| builtFor | defense of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civilian area
ⓘ
tourist and recreational area ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
administrative units
ⓘ
coastal artillery units ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | peninsula and causeway complex ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
headquarters installation
ⓘ
housing area for U.S. military personnel ⓘ logistics support facility ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
headquarters buildings
ⓘ
military housing ⓘ support facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
coastal defense post ⓘ support facility for Panama Canal defenses ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bridge of the Americas
ⓘ
Panama City skyline ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Canal Zone era
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
|
| locatedAt |
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
|
| locatedIn |
Panama
ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
|
| locatedNear |
Balboa
ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Amador Causeway
ⓘ
causeway connecting several small islands ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manuel Amador Guerrero ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Panama Canal shipping channel ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
|
| partOf |
Panama Canal Department
ⓘ
United States Army Caribbean ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army South
United States Army South ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army South
defense network of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protected Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| transferContext | Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Republic of Panama
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama
|
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ United States military ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fort Amador Description of subject: Fort Amador was a former U.S. military installation strategically located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key defense and administrative site during the Canal Zone era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)