Port of Mindelo
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The Port of Mindelo is a major maritime hub and commercial harbor on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, serving as an important center for shipping, fishing, and regional trade in the central Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Mindelo canonical | 4 |
| city of Mindelo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4669782 — 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: Port of Mindelo Context triple: [São Vicente, hasPort, Port of Mindelo]
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A.
Port of Praia da Vitória
The Port of Praia da Vitória is a key commercial and logistical seaport on Terceira Island in the Azores, serving as an important hub for regional maritime trade and transport.
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B.
Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo
Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo was the former colonial name of the city now known as Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko.
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C.
Port of Horta
Port of Horta is a major Atlantic yachting and commercial harbor on Faial Island in the Azores, renowned as a key stopover for transoceanic sailors.
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D.
Port of Tadjoura
The Port of Tadjoura is a key maritime facility in Djibouti that serves as an export and import hub, particularly for Ethiopian goods, on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
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E.
Port of Sines
Port of Sines is a major deep-water seaport on Portugal’s southwest coast, serving as a key hub for energy, container, and bulk cargo traffic in the Atlantic.
- 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: Port of Mindelo Target entity description: The Port of Mindelo is a major maritime hub and commercial harbor on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, serving as an important center for shipping, fishing, and regional trade in the central Atlantic.
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A.
Port of Praia da Vitória
The Port of Praia da Vitória is a key commercial and logistical seaport on Terceira Island in the Azores, serving as an important hub for regional maritime trade and transport.
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B.
Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo
Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo was the former colonial name of the city now known as Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko.
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C.
Port of Horta
Port of Horta is a major Atlantic yachting and commercial harbor on Faial Island in the Azores, renowned as a key stopover for transoceanic sailors.
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D.
Port of Tadjoura
The Port of Tadjoura is a key maritime facility in Djibouti that serves as an export and import hub, particularly for Ethiopian goods, on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
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E.
Port of Sines
Port of Sines is a major deep-water seaport on Portugal’s southwest coast, serving as a key hub for energy, container, and bulk cargo traffic in the Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
international Atlantic shipping routes
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other Cape Verde islands by sea routes ⓘ |
| country |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
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| economicRole |
supports local economy of São Vicente
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supports national trade of Cape Verde ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cape Verde port authorities ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fish landing
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loading and unloading of goods ⓘ maritime logistics ⓘ ship anchorage ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
cargo terminals
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fishing docks ⓘ fuel bunkering installations ⓘ piers ⓘ port administration buildings ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bunkering services
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cargo handling ⓘ commercial harbor ⓘ fishing port ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ regional trade hub ⓘ ship repair support ⓘ |
| languageUsedInAdministration | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mindelo ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Cape Verde Islands ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Atlantic ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland |
São Vicente
ⓘ
linked to:
São Vicente Island
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| nearCity | Mindelo ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Verde port system ⓘ |
| servesCity | Mindelo ⓘ |
| servesCountry |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
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| strategicImportance | major maritime hub in central Atlantic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
container traffic
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cruise ship calls ⓘ fishing activities ⓘ general cargo ⓘ inter-island trade ⓘ international shipping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Mindelo Description of subject: The Port of Mindelo is a major maritime hub and commercial harbor on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde, serving as an important center for shipping, fishing, and regional trade in the central Atlantic.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Mindelo