New Lighthouse Borkum
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New Lighthouse Borkum is a prominent coastal lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Borkum, serving as a key navigational aid and recognizable landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Lighthouse Borkum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6908622 — 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: New Lighthouse Borkum Context triple: [Borkum, hasLandmark, New Lighthouse Borkum]
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A.
New Dungeness Lighthouse
New Dungeness Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon located on the remote Dungeness Spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington State, USA.
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B.
Lindau lighthouse
Lindau lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, known for marking the entrance to Lindau’s harbor alongside the iconic Bavarian Lion sculpture.
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C.
Hirtshals Lighthouse
Hirtshals Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in northern Denmark, known for guiding ships in the Skagerrak Strait and offering panoramic views of the surrounding seascape.
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D.
Trintelhaven lighthouse
Trintelhaven lighthouse is a navigational beacon located along the Houtribdijk causeway in the Netherlands, guiding ships across the Markermeer and IJsselmeer.
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E.
Dornbusch Lighthouse
Dornbusch Lighthouse is a prominent historic beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and tourist attraction.
- 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: New Lighthouse Borkum Target entity description: New Lighthouse Borkum is a prominent coastal lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Borkum, serving as a key navigational aid and recognizable landmark.
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A.
New Dungeness Lighthouse
New Dungeness Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon located on the remote Dungeness Spit in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington State, USA.
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B.
Lindau lighthouse
Lindau lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, known for marking the entrance to Lindau’s harbor alongside the iconic Bavarian Lion sculpture.
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C.
Hirtshals Lighthouse
Hirtshals Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in northern Denmark, known for guiding ships in the Skagerrak Strait and offering panoramic views of the surrounding seascape.
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D.
Trintelhaven lighthouse
Trintelhaven lighthouse is a navigational beacon located along the Houtribdijk causeway in the Netherlands, guiding ships across the Markermeer and IJsselmeer.
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E.
Dornbusch Lighthouse
Dornbusch Lighthouse is a prominent historic beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and tourist attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | climbable by visitors ⓘ |
| characteristic |
prominent landmark on Borkum
ⓘ
visible from long distances at sea ⓘ |
| colour |
dark red
ⓘ
red brick ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1879 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1879 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| function |
navigational aid
ⓘ
sea mark ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gallery
ⓘ
lantern ⓘ observation platform ⓘ |
| hasStairs | yes ⓘ |
| height |
about 60 metres
ⓘ
approximately 197 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
listed building
ⓘ
protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borkum
ⓘ
Borkum Island ⓘ
linked to:
Borkum
Borkum, Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Borkum
East Frisia ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ North Sea ⓘ district of Leer ⓘ
linked to:
Leer (district)
state of Lower Saxony, Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Borkum town centre ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
German North Sea coast
ⓘ
linked to:
North Sea coast
|
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Ems estuary
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
ⓘ
Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes ⓘ |
| partOf |
German lighthouse system
ⓘ
navigation system of the Ems estuary ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| significance |
important landmark for the island of Borkum
ⓘ
important sea mark for shipping routes to the Ems and Dollart ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction on Borkum ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal navigation
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maritime navigation ⓘ shipping guidance ⓘ |
| view | panoramic view over Borkum and the North Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Lighthouse Borkum Description of subject: New Lighthouse Borkum is a prominent coastal lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Borkum, serving as a key navigational aid and recognizable landmark.
Referenced by (1)
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