Cape Horn sea route
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The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California–Cape Horn–United Kingdom route | 1 |
| Cape Horn route | 1 |
| Cape Horn sea route canonical | 1 |
| Cape Horn shipping route | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T71070 — 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 Horn sea route Context triple: [California Gold Rush, transportRoute, Cape Horn sea route]
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A.
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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B.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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C.
Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams is a small Chilean town on Navarino Island, often cited as one of the southernmost settlements in the world and a gateway to Antarctic and subantarctic research and tourism.
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D.
Northwest Passage
The Northwest Passage is a historically significant sea route through the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and long sought by explorers as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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E.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the 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 Horn sea route Target entity description: The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
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A.
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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B.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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C.
Puerto Williams
Puerto Williams is a small Chilean town on Navarino Island, often cited as one of the southernmost settlements in the world and a gateway to Antarctic and subantarctic research and tourism.
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D.
Northwest Passage
The Northwest Passage is a historically significant sea route through the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and long sought by explorers as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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E.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical shipping route
ⓘ
maritime trade route ⓘ sea route ⓘ |
| around |
Cape Horn Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Horn
southern tip of South America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
age of sail
ⓘ
clipper ship era ⓘ |
| bypassedBy | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cold temperatures
ⓘ
icebergs ⓘ large waves ⓘ strong westerly winds ⓘ violent storms ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| destinationFor |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ |
| distanceCharacteristic | much longer than overland routes to California ⓘ |
| eraOfDecline | early 20th century ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakUse | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | passes near Tierra del Fuego archipelago ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key route before Panama Canal
ⓘ
major route to California goldfields ⓘ major route to Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dangerous sailing conditions
ⓘ
high risk of shipwrecks ⓘ long voyage duration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| navigatedBy |
experienced captains
ⓘ
international crews ⓘ |
| partOf | global maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal route
|
| riskFactor |
limited navigational aids in 19th century
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ unpredictable weather ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | access to Pacific trade before Panama Canal ⓘ |
| travelTime | several months by sailing ship ⓘ |
| usedBy |
clipper ships
ⓘ
merchant ships ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ whaling ships ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
California Gold Rush ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transport of commercial cargo
ⓘ
transport of gold seekers ⓘ transport of mining equipment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Horn sea route Description of subject: The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California–Cape Horn–United Kingdom route
this entity surface form:
Cape Horn route
this entity surface form:
Cape Horn shipping route