Victoria Point
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Victoria Point is the former British colonial name for Kawthaung, a coastal town at the southernmost tip of Myanmar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victoria Point canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7523668 — 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: Victoria Point Context triple: [Kawthaung, formerColonialName, Victoria Point]
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A.
Risdon
Risdon is a locality in Tasmania, Australia, situated on the banks of the Derwent River near Hobart.
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B.
Daleys Point
Daleys Point is a coastal suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its waterfront location and residential character.
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C.
Cremorne
Cremorne is a harbourside suburb on Sydney’s Lower North Shore known for its residential character, local shops, and proximity to the city centre.
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D.
Ordnance Point
Ordnance Point is a small settlement located on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point is an inner-city riverside suburb of Brisbane, Australia, known for its cliffs, parklands, and scenic views of the city skyline.
- 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: Victoria Point Target entity description: Victoria Point is the former British colonial name for Kawthaung, a coastal town at the southernmost tip of Myanmar.
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A.
Risdon
Risdon is a locality in Tasmania, Australia, situated on the banks of the Derwent River near Hobart.
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B.
Daleys Point
Daleys Point is a coastal suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its waterfront location and residential character.
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C.
Cremorne
Cremorne is a harbourside suburb on Sydney’s Lower North Shore known for its residential character, local shops, and proximity to the city centre.
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D.
Ordnance Point
Ordnance Point is a small settlement located on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point is an inner-city riverside suburb of Brisbane, Australia, known for its cliffs, parklands, and scenic views of the city skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era toponym
ⓘ
former place name ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Kawthaung ⓘ |
| country |
British Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma (until 1937)
|
| formerNameOf | Kawthaung ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Mergui Archipelago vicinity ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border town
ⓘ
port town ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | southern terminus of British Burma ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kawthaung
ⓘ
southernmost tip of Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tanintharyi Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
coast of the Malay Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Thailand ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Ranong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lower Burma (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Myanmar
|
| replacedByName | Kawthaung ⓘ |
| status | obsolete toponym ⓘ |
| usedDuring | British colonial period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British administrative records
ⓘ
colonial maps of Burma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victoria Point Description of subject: Victoria Point is the former British colonial name for Kawthaung, a coastal town at the southernmost tip of Myanmar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.