Cape Bojador
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Cape Bojador is a prominent headland on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara that long marked a psychological and navigational barrier for European explorers during the Age of Discovery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Bojador canonical | 2 |
| Cabo Bojador | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4155802 — 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 Bojador Context triple: [voyages of Henry the Navigator, reached, Cape Bojador]
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A.
Cape Spartel
Cape Spartel is a prominent headland on the Atlantic coast of northern Morocco, marking the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar near Tangier.
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B.
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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C.
Cabo de São Vicente
Cabo de São Vicente is a dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, known for its towering cliffs, historic lighthouse, and significance as a landmark of the Age of Discoveries.
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D.
Cabo das Tormentas
Cabo das Tormentas is the original Portuguese name for the Cape of Good Hope, a historically significant headland on South Africa’s Atlantic coast that marked a key milestone in early European sea routes to Asia.
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E.
Cape St. Vincent
Cape St. Vincent is a prominent headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, historically regarded as a key maritime landmark and once thought to be the edge of the known world.
- 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 Bojador Target entity description: Cape Bojador is a prominent headland on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara that long marked a psychological and navigational barrier for European explorers during the Age of Discovery.
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A.
Cape Spartel
Cape Spartel is a prominent headland on the Atlantic coast of northern Morocco, marking the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar near Tangier.
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B.
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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C.
Cabo de São Vicente
Cabo de São Vicente is a dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, known for its towering cliffs, historic lighthouse, and significance as a landmark of the Age of Discoveries.
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D.
Cabo das Tormentas
Cabo das Tormentas is the original Portuguese name for the Cape of Good Hope, a historically significant headland on South Africa’s Atlantic coast that marked a key milestone in early European sea routes to Asia.
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E.
Cape St. Vincent
Cape St. Vincent is a prominent headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, historically regarded as a key maritime landmark and once thought to be the edge of the known world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ headland ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Boujdour Province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Henry the Navigator ⓘ Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 26°07′N 14°30′W ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | Morocco ⓘ |
| environment | characterized by coastal desert and dunes ⓘ |
| fearedFor |
breaking surf
ⓘ
reports of sea monsters and boiling seas in medieval lore ⓘ shallow reefs ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| firstRoundedBy | Gil Eanes ⓘ |
| firstRoundedByCountry | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| firstRoundedByYear | 1434 ⓘ |
| geology | rocky promontory with adjacent sandbanks and reefs ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major psychological barrier for European Atlantic exploration
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notorious navigational hazard during the early Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| importance |
its successful rounding opened the way for further exploration of the West African coast
ⓘ
marked the limit of known European navigation along the African coast until the 15th century ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Cabo Bojador
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Bojador
Cap Boujdour ⓘ Ras Bujdur ⓘ |
| lighthouseFunction | aids maritime navigation along the Western Sahara coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Africa
ⓘ
Sahara region ⓘ
linked to:
Saharan Africa
Western Sahara ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Sahara
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
early Portuguese exploration chronicles
ⓘ
medieval European portolan charts ⓘ |
| nameLanguage |
Arabic name: رأس بوجدور (Ras Bujdur)
ⓘ
French name: Cap Boujdour ⓘ Portuguese name: Cabo Bojador ⓘ |
| navigationAid | lighthouse at Cape Bojador ⓘ |
| nearbyGeographicFeature | north of the Canary Current upwelling zone’s core ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Boujdour ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature |
area of coastal upwelling
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influenced by Canary Current ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic coast of Africa ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | located in a disputed territory (Western Sahara) ⓘ |
| regionStatus | non-self-governing territory as classified by the United Nations (Western Sahara context) ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | historically important waypoint on Atlantic shipping routes along West Africa ⓘ |
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Subject: Cape Bojador Description of subject: Cape Bojador is a prominent headland on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara that long marked a psychological and navigational barrier for European explorers during the Age of Discovery.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Cape Bojador