Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse)
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Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse) is a coastal navigational beacon in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as the city’s main lighthouse after superseding the old clock-tower light.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22407199 — 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: Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse) Context triple: [Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower), replacedBy, Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse)]
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A.
Galle Lighthouse
Galle Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon and popular tourist landmark situated within the Galle Fort area of Galle, Sri Lanka.
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B.
Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower)
The Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower) is a historic 19th-century clock tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that once served as both a timekeeping landmark and a lighthouse guiding ships into the harbor.
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C.
Batticaloa Lighthouse
Batticaloa Lighthouse is a coastal beacon in eastern Sri Lanka that guides maritime navigation and serves as a notable historical and tourist attraction for the city of Batticaloa.
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D.
Port of Galle
The Port of Galle is a historic natural harbor and regional maritime hub on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, long significant for trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
- 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: Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse) Target entity description: Colombo Lighthouse (Galle Buck Lighthouse) is a coastal navigational beacon in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as the city’s main lighthouse after superseding the old clock-tower light.
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A.
Galle Lighthouse
Galle Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon and popular tourist landmark situated within the Galle Fort area of Galle, Sri Lanka.
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B.
Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower)
The Old Colombo Lighthouse (Clock Tower) is a historic 19th-century clock tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that once served as both a timekeeping landmark and a lighthouse guiding ships into the harbor.
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C.
Batticaloa Lighthouse
Batticaloa Lighthouse is a coastal beacon in eastern Sri Lanka that guides maritime navigation and serves as a notable historical and tourist attraction for the city of Batticaloa.
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D.
Port of Galle
The Port of Galle is a historic natural harbor and regional maritime hub on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, long significant for trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.