Cape Washington
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Cape Washington is a prominent ice-covered headland in Antarctica that marks the western entrance to Terra Nova Bay along the coast of the Ross Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Washington canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3012425 — 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 Washington Context triple: [Ross Dependency, contains, Cape Washington]
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A.
Cape Arundel
Cape Arundel is a coastal area in Kennebunkport, Maine, known for its rocky shoreline, scenic ocean views, and historic summer estates.
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B.
Cape Porpoise
Cape Porpoise is a small, historic coastal village and harbor in southern Maine known for its working lobster fleet, scenic islands, and classic New England charm.
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C.
Rock Harbor
Rock Harbor is a small lakeside settlement and primary visitor hub on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, offering lodging, marina services, and access to hiking and boating in Isle Royale National Park.
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D.
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.
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E.
Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar is a prominent headland on the southwestern coast of Spain, near the Strait of Gibraltar, historically significant as the site off whose shores the famous 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar was fought.
- 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 Washington Target entity description: Cape Washington is a prominent ice-covered headland in Antarctica that marks the western entrance to Terra Nova Bay along the coast of the Ross Sea.
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A.
Cape Arundel
Cape Arundel is a coastal area in Kennebunkport, Maine, known for its rocky shoreline, scenic ocean views, and historic summer estates.
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B.
Cape Porpoise
Cape Porpoise is a small, historic coastal village and harbor in southern Maine known for its working lobster fleet, scenic islands, and classic New England charm.
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C.
Rock Harbor
Rock Harbor is a small lakeside settlement and primary visitor hub on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, offering lodging, marina services, and access to hiking and boating in Isle Royale National Park.
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D.
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.
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E.
Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar is a prominent headland on the southwestern coast of Spain, near the Strait of Gibraltar, historically significant as the site off whose shores the famous 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar was fought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ headland ⓘ |
| country |
Antarctica has no sovereign country
ⓘ
linked to:
Antarctica
|
| discoveredBy |
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
ⓘ
linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | approximately -74.65 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | approximately 165.40 ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalSignificance |
supports emperor penguin colony nearby
ⓘ
supports large Adélie penguin colony nearby ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
ice cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Nansen Ice Sheet (nearby)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nansen Ice Sheet
Priestley Glacier (regional vicinity) ⓘ
linked to:
Ferrar Glacier
Terra Nova Bay polynya ⓘ
linked to:
Terra Nova Bay
|
| hasNearbyWaterBody |
Ross Sea
ⓘ
Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | nearby penguin colonies designated as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 173) ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Scott Coast region of Victoria Land
ⓘ
linked to:
Scott–Amundsen Coast sector of Antarctica
|
| hasSurfaceCover | permanent ice and snow ⓘ |
| isIceCovered | true ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isInOcean | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Victoria Land ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ross Sea coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Borchgrevink Coast
|
| marks | western entrance of Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Ballinford Washington ⓘ |
| namedBy |
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
ⓘ
linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
|
| partOf | Borchgrevink Coast ⓘ |
| usedFor | coastal navigation reference point in Ross Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Washington Description of subject: Cape Washington is a prominent ice-covered headland in Antarctica that marks the western entrance to Terra Nova Bay along the coast of the Ross Sea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.