Cape St. Francis

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cape headland lighthouse settlement

Cape St. Francis is a prominent headland at the northeastern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, marking the boundary between Conception Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and known for its rugged coastline and lighthouse.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cape St. Francis canonical	3
Cape St. Francis (community)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6841142 — 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 St. Francis
Context triple: [Eastern Newfoundland, contains, Cape St. Francis]

A. Cape St George
Cape St George is a coastal headland in New South Wales, Australia, known for its dramatic cliffs, ocean views, and the historic ruins of its 19th-century lighthouse.
B. Cape Vidal
Cape Vidal is a scenic coastal area in South Africa known for its sandy beaches, rich marine life, and opportunities for snorkeling, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
C. Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent ice-free headland on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for its rich wildlife, especially penguin and seal colonies.
D. Green Cape
Green Cape is the English translation of "Cap-Vert," the westernmost point of the African mainland located on the Atlantic coast of Senegal.
E. Bitou Cape
Bitou Cape is a scenic coastal headland in northeastern Taiwan known for its dramatic sea cliffs, hiking trails, and panoramic ocean views.
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 St. Francis
Target entity description: Cape St. Francis is a prominent headland at the northeastern tip of Newfoundland, Canada, marking the boundary between Conception Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and known for its rugged coastline and lighthouse.

A. Cape St George
Cape St George is a coastal headland in New South Wales, Australia, known for its dramatic cliffs, ocean views, and the historic ruins of its 19th-century lighthouse.
B. Cape Vidal
Cape Vidal is a scenic coastal area in South Africa known for its sandy beaches, rich marine life, and opportunities for snorkeling, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
C. Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent ice-free headland on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for its rich wildlife, especially penguin and seal colonies.
D. Green Cape
Green Cape is the English translation of "Cap-Vert," the westernmost point of the African mainland located on the Atlantic coast of Senegal.
E. Bitou Cape
Bitou Cape is a scenic coastal headland in northeastern Taiwan known for its dramatic sea cliffs, hiking trails, and panoramic ocean views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cape ⓘ headland ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ settlement ⓘ
administrativeRegion	Province of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: Newfoundland and Labrador
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Conception Bay ⓘ
climate	North Atlantic maritime climate ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 47.8°N 52.8°W ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: Newfoundland and Labrador
geologicalType	rocky promontory ⓘ
hasFeature	rocky shore ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ
hasNearbyBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Conception Bay ⓘ
hasStructure	Cape St. Francis Lighthouse ⓘ
knownFor	fog ⓘ harsh weather conditions ⓘ scenic ocean views ⓘ seabird viewing ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
locatedAt	Cape St. Francis ⓘ Cape St. Francis ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Canada ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ Northeast Avalon Peninsula ⓘ eastern Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedNear	Conception Bay ⓘ Pouch Cove ⓘ St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ linked to: St. John’s
locatedOn	island of Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
maritimeSignificance	navigation point for vessels entering and leaving Conception Bay ⓘ
nearbyCommunity	Cape St. Francis (community) ⓘ linked to: Cape St. Francis
oceanographicContext	North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: North Atlantic
partOf	Avalon Peninsula coastline ⓘ linked to: Avalon Peninsula
region	North Atlantic seaboard of Canada ⓘ linked to: Atlantic Canada
regionalRole	marks boundary between Conception Bay and open Atlantic Ocean ⓘ marks northeastern tip of Avalon Peninsula ⓘ
safetyRole	aids in preventing shipwrecks via lighthouse ⓘ
tourism	hiking destination ⓘ viewpoint for icebergs in season ⓘ
usedFor	coastal observation ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ
wildlife	marine mammals offshore ⓘ seabirds ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Newfoundland → contains → Cape St. Francis ⓘ

subject linked to: eastern Newfoundland

Cape St. Francis Lighthouse → locatedAt → Cape St. Francis ⓘ

subject linked to: Cape St. Francis

Cape St. Francis → nearbyCommunity → Cape St. Francis (community) ⓘ

linked to: Cape St. Francis

Cape St. Francis (community) → locatedAt → Cape St. Francis ⓘ