Cape Spear (nearby)

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headland historic site tourist attraction

Cape Spear is a historic headland in Newfoundland known as the easternmost point of North America and the site of a prominent lighthouse and coastal fortifications.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cape Spear	3
Cape Spear area	3
Cape Spear (nearby) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2685773 — 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 Spear (nearby)
Context triple: [St. John’s, hasLandmark, Cape Spear (nearby)]

A. Cape Feather
Cape Feather is a power-up item in the Super Mario series that grants Mario a yellow cape, enabling him to fly and glide through levels.
B. Eastern Point
Eastern Point is a coastal area of Gloucester, Massachusetts, known for its scenic harbor entrance, historic lighthouse, and long-standing appeal to artists and writers.
C. Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
D. Nobska Point
Nobska Point is a coastal headland in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, best known for its historic Nobska Lighthouse overlooking Vineyard Sound.
E. Cape Vidal
Cape Vidal is a scenic coastal area in South Africa known for its sandy beaches, rich marine life, and opportunities for snorkeling, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
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 Spear (nearby)
Target entity description: Cape Spear is a historic headland in Newfoundland known as the easternmost point of North America and the site of a prominent lighthouse and coastal fortifications.

A. Cape Feather
Cape Feather is a power-up item in the Super Mario series that grants Mario a yellow cape, enabling him to fly and glide through levels.
B. Eastern Point
Eastern Point is a coastal area of Gloucester, Massachusetts, known for its scenic harbor entrance, historic lighthouse, and long-standing appeal to artists and writers.
C. Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
D. Nobska Point
Nobska Point is a coastal headland in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, best known for its historic Nobska Lighthouse overlooking Vineyard Sound.
E. Cape Vidal
Cape Vidal is a scenic coastal area in South Africa known for its sandy beaches, rich marine life, and opportunities for snorkeling, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headland ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
coordinateLatitude	47.523°N ⓘ
coordinateLongitude	52.623°W ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
designatedAs	National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
designationBy	Parks Canada ⓘ
distanceFromStJohns	approximately 11 km southeast ⓘ
hasActivity	bird watching ⓘ hiking ⓘ whale watching ⓘ
hasClaimToFame	easternmost point of North America ⓘ
hasClimate	cool maritime climate ⓘ
hasFeature	grassy headland ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ
hasHazard	steep cliffs ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage	about Second World War defenses ⓘ about lighthouse history ⓘ
hasLandmark	Cape Spear Lighthouse ⓘ Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site ⓘ linked to: Cape Spear Lighthouse Second World War coastal fortifications ⓘ
hasMilitaryRole	coastal defense of St. John’s harbour ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea	Signal Hill National Historic Site (regionally nearby) ⓘ linked to: Signal Hill National Historic Site
hasRegulation	visitors advised to stay behind safety barriers ⓘ
hasStructure	concrete gun emplacements ⓘ observation posts ⓘ underground bunkers ⓘ
hasTrail	boardwalk trail along the cliffs ⓘ
hasViewOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ icebergs in season ⓘ sunrise over the Atlantic ⓘ
isPopularFor	photography ⓘ scenic drives ⓘ tourism ⓘ
locatedIn	Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedNear	St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: St. John’s
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
managedBy	Parks Canada ⓘ
nearbyCity	St. John’s ⓘ
partOf	Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ linked to: Cape Spear Lighthouse
timeZone	Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ
usedDuring	Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II

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