Fort Kobbe
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Fort Kobbe was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and administration of the canal area during much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Kobbe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840505 — 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: Fort Kobbe Context triple: [Panama Canal Zone, hasPart, Fort Kobbe]
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A.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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B.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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C.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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D.
Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is an 18th-century limestone fortress in Nassau, Bahamas, built to protect the harbor and now a popular historic landmark and tourist attraction.
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E.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
- 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: Fort Kobbe Target entity description: Fort Kobbe was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and administration of the canal area during much of the 20th century.
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A.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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B.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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C.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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D.
Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is an 18th-century limestone fortress in Nassau, Bahamas, built to protect the harbor and now a popular historic landmark and tourist attraction.
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E.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army installation
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Howard Air Force Base ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Panama Canal treaties implementation ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Balboa
ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment | tropical coastal area ⓘ |
| garrison |
193rd Infantry Brigade
ⓘ
2nd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment ⓘ 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team ⓘ U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form:
82nd Airborne Division elements
Battery units of coastal artillery ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | located on the west bank of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ commissary ⓘ elementary school ⓘ family housing areas ⓘ motor pools ⓘ non-commissioned officers' club ⓘ officers' club ⓘ parade ground ⓘ post exchange ⓘ sports fields ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ training areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
Panama ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Panama
|
| namedAfter |
Major General William A. Kobbe
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William A. Kobbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific approach to the Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific side defense network of the Panama Canal
U.S. Army South ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Caribbean
U.S. Southern Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Southern Command area
|
| playedRoleIn |
United States military presence in Panama
ⓘ
defense of the Pacific side of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
Canal Zone road network
ⓘ
Howard Air Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Howard Air Force Base airfield
|
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Operation Just Cause ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of the Canal Zone
ⓘ
defense of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Kobbe Description of subject: Fort Kobbe was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and administration of the canal area during much of the 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Panama Canal Zone