Vasco da Gama Pillar
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Vasco da Gama Pillar is a historic stone monument on the Kenyan coast, erected by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in the late 15th century to mark his landing and navigation route to India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vasco da Gama Pillar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21199155 — 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: Vasco da Gama Pillar Context triple: [Malindi, nearbyAttraction, Vasco da Gama Pillar]
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A.
Vasco da Gama statue
The Vasco da Gama statue is a monument in Sines, Portugal, honoring the famed Portuguese explorer known for opening the sea route from Europe to India.
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B.
Aapravasi Ghat
Aapravasi Ghat is a historic immigration depot in Port Louis, Mauritius, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its role as a major landing point for indentured laborers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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D.
Worli Fort
Worli Fort is a 17th-century seaside fortification in Mumbai, India, built by the British to oversee maritime activities and defend the city’s coastline.
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E.
Pearl Monument
The Pearl Monument is an iconic seaside sculpture in Doha featuring a giant open oyster with a pearl, symbolizing Qatar’s historic pearl-diving heritage.
- 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: Vasco da Gama Pillar Target entity description: Vasco da Gama Pillar is a historic stone monument on the Kenyan coast, erected by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in the late 15th century to mark his landing and navigation route to India.
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A.
Vasco da Gama statue
The Vasco da Gama statue is a monument in Sines, Portugal, honoring the famed Portuguese explorer known for opening the sea route from Europe to India.
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B.
Aapravasi Ghat
Aapravasi Ghat is a historic immigration depot in Port Louis, Mauritius, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its role as a major landing point for indentured laborers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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D.
Worli Fort
Worli Fort is a 17th-century seaside fortification in Mumbai, India, built by the British to oversee maritime activities and defend the city’s coastline.
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E.
Pearl Monument
The Pearl Monument is an iconic seaside sculpture in Doha featuring a giant open oyster with a pearl, symbolizing Qatar’s historic pearl-diving heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.