Cape of Good Hope
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The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape of Good Hope canonical | 50 |
| Cabo da Boa Esperança | 1 |
| Cape Point | 1 |
| Cape of Good Hope region | 1 |
| Cape of Good Hope section | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227311 — 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 of Good Hope Context triple: [Benguela Current, extendsFrom, Cape of Good Hope]
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A.
Table Bay
Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, famed as the historic anchorage and harbor area of Cape Town beneath Table Mountain.
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B.
Magens Bay
Magens Bay is a renowned white-sand beach and protected bay on the north side of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, famous for its calm turquoise waters and scenic beauty.
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C.
Cape Horn sea route
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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D.
St. Helena
St. Helena is a small, historic city in California’s Napa Valley known for its wineries, vineyards, and upscale culinary and tourism scene.
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E.
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.
- 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 of Good Hope Target entity description: The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
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A.
Table Bay
Table Bay is a natural bay on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, famed as the historic anchorage and harbor area of Cape Town beneath Table Mountain.
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B.
Magens Bay
Magens Bay is a renowned white-sand beach and protected bay on the north side of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, famous for its calm turquoise waters and scenic beauty.
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C.
Cape Horn sea route
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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D.
St. Helena
St. Helena is a small, historic city in California’s Napa Valley known for its wineries, vineyards, and upscale culinary and tourism scene.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
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geographical feature ⓘ headland ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority | South African National Parks ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | part of Cape Floristic Region ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| currentNameMeaning | Cape of Good Hope self-link ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanSightingYear | 1488 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal scenery
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marine ecosystems ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key landmark on sea route between Europe and Asia
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major waypoint on route around southern tip of Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Peninsula
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cape Point
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Cape Town ⓘ False Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| navigationSignificance | major turning point for ships sailing between Atlantic and Indian Oceans ⓘ |
| nearbyOceanCurrent | Agulhas Current ⓘ |
| notableMisconception | often mistakenly thought to be southernmost point of Africa ⓘ |
| oceanCurrentInfluence | Benguela Current ⓘ |
| originalName | Cabo das Tormentas ⓘ |
| originalNameLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| originalNameMeaning |
Cabo das Tormentas
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape of Storms
|
| partOf | Table Mountain National Park ⓘ |
| renamedBy | John II of Portugal ⓘ |
| seaReputation |
dangerous shipping waters
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rough seas ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| southernmostPointOfAfrica | Cape Agulhas ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
hiking trails
ⓘ
scenic viewpoints ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within Cape Floral Region Protected Areas World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference point in global trade routes
ⓘ
symbol of European maritime expansion ⓘ |
| vegetation | fynbos ⓘ |
| wildlife |
antelopes
ⓘ
baboons ⓘ ostriches ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape of Good Hope Description of subject: The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victoria (ship)
this entity surface form:
Cape Point
this entity surface form:
Cape of Good Hope region
this entity surface form:
Cape of Good Hope section
this entity surface form:
Cabo da Boa Esperança