Fort de la Cigogne
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Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort de la Cigogne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6775602 — 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 de la Cigogne Context triple: [Îles de Glénan, hasFortification, Fort de la Cigogne]
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Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène is a historic 19th-century military fortification in Montreal, Canada, now serving as a heritage site and museum within Parc Jean-Drapeau.
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B.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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C.
Fort du Randouillet
Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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D.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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E.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
- 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 de la Cigogne Target entity description: Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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A.
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène
Fort de l’Île Sainte-Hélène is a historic 19th-century military fortification in Montreal, Canada, now serving as a heritage site and museum within Parc Jean-Drapeau.
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B.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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C.
Fort du Randouillet
Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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D.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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E.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
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fort ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of the Glénan archipelago
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protection of shipping lanes off Brittany ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
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barracks ⓘ bastions ⓘ central courtyard ⓘ enclosed fortification walls ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of Glénan Islands ⓘ protection of maritime routes ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Fort de la Cigogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Glénan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Finistère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Glénan archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | French Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | small islet in the Glénan Islands ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Concarneau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quimper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Glénan archipelago waters
ⓘ
surrounding maritime routes ⓘ |
| partOf | French coastal defense system ⓘ |
| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of local sea lanes
ⓘ
protection against seaborne threats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military purposes
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surveillance of maritime traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort de la Cigogne Description of subject: Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
Referenced by (1)
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