Cape Matapan
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Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece, a prominent headland on the Peloponnese that has long held strategic importance for Mediterranean sea routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cape Matapan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12748651 — 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 Matapan Context triple: [Battle of Cape Matapan, namedAfter, Cape Matapan]
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Battle of Cape Matapan
The Battle of Cape Matapan was a major World War II naval engagement in March 1941 in which British and Allied forces decisively defeated the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean.
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Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a 1940 World War II naval engagement off the coast of French Algeria in which the British Royal Navy attacked the French fleet to prevent it from falling into German hands.
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Battle of Port Mahon
The Battle of Port Mahon was a 1756 naval engagement in the Seven Years' War in which a French fleet defeated the British near Minorca, leading to the controversial court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng.
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Heligoland Bight
Heligoland Bight is a shallow bay of the North Sea off the coasts of Germany and Denmark that has long been a strategically important maritime and aerial battleground, especially during both World Wars.
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Naval Battle of Casablanca
The Naval Battle of Casablanca was a major World War II naval engagement in November 1942, fought off the coast of French Morocco during Operation Torch between Allied and Vichy French forces.
- 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 Matapan Target entity description: Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece, a prominent headland on the Peloponnese that has long held strategic importance for Mediterranean sea routes.
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A.
Battle of Cape Matapan
The Battle of Cape Matapan was a major World War II naval engagement in March 1941 in which British and Allied forces decisively defeated the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean.
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B.
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a 1940 World War II naval engagement off the coast of French Algeria in which the British Royal Navy attacked the French fleet to prevent it from falling into German hands.
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C.
Battle of Port Mahon
The Battle of Port Mahon was a 1756 naval engagement in the Seven Years' War in which a French fleet defeated the British near Minorca, leading to the controversial court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng.
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D.
Heligoland Bight
Heligoland Bight is a shallow bay of the North Sea off the coasts of Germany and Denmark that has long been a strategically important maritime and aerial battleground, especially during both World Wars.
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E.
Naval Battle of Casablanca
The Naval Battle of Casablanca was a major World War II naval engagement in November 1942, fought off the coast of French Morocco during Operation Torch between Allied and Vichy French forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Matapan Description of subject: Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece, a prominent headland on the Peloponnese that has long held strategic importance for Mediterranean sea routes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Matapan 1941