Bonifacio
E102929
Bonifacio is a historic fortified town perched on dramatic limestone cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica, overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio between the island and Sardinia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonifacio canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783903 — 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: Bonifacio Context triple: [Corsica, hasCity, Bonifacio]
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A.
Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo de los Reyes was a Filipino writer, labor leader, and nationalist politician who played a key role in the country’s early labor movement and religious reform.
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B.
Francisco
Francisco is a masculine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, equivalent to Francis in English.
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C.
Enrico Caterino Davila
Enrico Caterino Davila was a 17th-century Italian historian best known for his influential history of the French Wars of Religion, "Historia delle guerre civili di Francia."
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D.
Guillermo
Guillermo is the Spanish form of the given name William, commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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E.
Eduardo
Eduardo is a masculine given name commonly used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, equivalent to the English name Edward.
- 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: Bonifacio Target entity description: Bonifacio is a historic fortified town perched on dramatic limestone cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica, overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio between the island and Sardinia.
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A.
Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo de los Reyes was a Filipino writer, labor leader, and nationalist politician who played a key role in the country’s early labor movement and religious reform.
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B.
Francisco
Francisco is a masculine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, equivalent to Francis in English.
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C.
Enrico Caterino Davila
Enrico Caterino Davila was a 17th-century Italian historian best known for his influential history of the French Wars of Religion, "Historia delle guerre civili di Francia."
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D.
Guillermo
Guillermo is the Spanish form of the given name William, commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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E.
Eduardo
Eduardo is a masculine given name commonly used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, equivalent to the English name Edward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
fortified town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Corsica
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surface form:
Collectivité de Corse
|
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coastType | cliffed coastline ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| economySector |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ yachting ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | karstic limestone formations ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipal council of Bonifacio ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortifications
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limestone cliffs ⓘ marina ⓘ old town on a promontory ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
defensive outpost controlling the Strait of Bonifacio
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strategic maritime stronghold ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Boniface II of Tuscany (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Bonifacio ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Sardinian coast ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | noted for well-preserved medieval architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic limestone cliffs
ⓘ
historic citadel ⓘ medieval old town ⓘ natural harbor ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Corsican language
ⓘ
surface form:
Corsican
French ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Corsica and Sardinia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corse-du-Sud
ⓘ
surface form:
Corse-du-Sud department
Corsica ⓘ southern tip of Corsica ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion | Tyrrhenian Sea area ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
south coast of Corsica ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Sardinia ⓘ |
| overlooks | Strait of Bonifacio ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan France ⓘ |
| regionType | southern Corsica coastal area ⓘ |
| separatesBy | Strait of Bonifacio from Sardinia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Bonifacio Citadel
ⓘ
Escalier du Roi d’Aragon ⓘ Lavezzi Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Lavezzi Islands (nearby archipelago)
marine caves and grottos nearby ⓘ |
| transport | ferry connections to Sardinia ⓘ |
| urbanStructure |
lower town around the harbor
ⓘ
upper town on cliffs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonifacio Description of subject: Bonifacio is a historic fortified town perched on dramatic limestone cliffs at the southern tip of Corsica, overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio between the island and Sardinia.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.