Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
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Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse is a historic coastal navigation lighthouse located on the breakwater at Wollongong Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Wollongong Harbour Breakwater Lighthouse | 1 |
| Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
| Wollongong Lighthouse | 1 |
| Wollongong lighthouse precinct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4196240 — 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: Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Context triple: [Wollongong Harbour, isAssociatedWith, Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse]
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A.
Wollongong Head Lighthouse
Wollongong Head Lighthouse is a prominent coastal navigational beacon in Wollongong, New South Wales, known for overlooking the Pacific Ocean and serving as a local landmark.
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B.
Fremantle Harbour lighthouse
The Fremantle Harbour lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Fremantle, Western Australia, that guides ships entering and leaving the port.
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C.
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the eastern tip of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, known as the state's first lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation aid.
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D.
Yamba Lighthouse
Yamba Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, guiding vessels at the mouth of the Clarence River.
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E.
Cape Byron Lighthouse
Cape Byron Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Australia’s easternmost point, renowned for its panoramic ocean views and whale-watching opportunities near Byron Bay.
- 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: Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Target entity description: Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse is a historic coastal navigation lighthouse located on the breakwater at Wollongong Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
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A.
Wollongong Head Lighthouse
Wollongong Head Lighthouse is a prominent coastal navigational beacon in Wollongong, New South Wales, known for overlooking the Pacific Ocean and serving as a local landmark.
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B.
Fremantle Harbour lighthouse
The Fremantle Harbour lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Fremantle, Western Australia, that guides ships entering and leaving the port.
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C.
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the eastern tip of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, known as the state's first lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation aid.
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D.
Yamba Lighthouse
Yamba Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, guiding vessels at the mouth of the Clarence River.
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E.
Cape Byron Lighthouse
Cape Byron Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Australia’s easternmost point, renowned for its panoramic ocean views and whale-watching opportunities near Byron Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal navigation aid
ⓘ
heritage-listed lighthouse ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | accessible via the breakwater ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Wollongong
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Coastal infrastructure in Australia ⓘ Lighthouses in New South Wales ⓘ |
| city | City of Wollongong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colour | white ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | riveted iron plates ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately -34.424° S 150.903° E ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century Australian architecture ⓘ |
| focalHeight | approximately 19 metres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balcony
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lantern ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure | Wollongong Head Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 12 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
heritage-listed with Wollongong City Council
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listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
important example of 19th-century lighthouse engineering in New South Wales
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one of the earliest iron plate lighthouses in Australia ⓘ |
| laterLightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 10 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illawarra region
NERFINISHED
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New South Wales ⓘ Wollongong NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollongong Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pacific Ocean coast
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Wollongong breakwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Transport for NSW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
cast iron plates
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| owner | Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide coastal shipping
ⓘ
to mark the entrance to Wollongong Harbour ⓘ |
| region | Illawarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| status | active navigation aid ⓘ |
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| towerShape |
cylindrical tower
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tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1872 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Description of subject: Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse is a historic coastal navigation lighthouse located on the breakwater at Wollongong Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wollongong lighthouse precinct
this entity surface form:
Old Wollongong Harbour Breakwater Lighthouse
this entity surface form:
Wollongong Lighthouse