Phare du Cap Gris-Nez
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Phare du Cap Gris-Nez is a coastal lighthouse in northern France that serves as a key navigational aid overlooking the Strait of Dover between France and England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phare du Cap Gris-Nez canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8910468 — 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: Phare du Cap Gris-Nez Context triple: [Cap Gris-Nez, lighthouseName, Phare du Cap Gris-Nez]
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A.
Le Touquet lighthouse
Le Touquet lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in northern France, notable for guiding ships along the English Channel and serving as a prominent landmark of the seaside resort town of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.
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B.
Collioure lighthouse
Collioure lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in the seaside town of Collioure in southern France, known for its picturesque setting on the Mediterranean and its frequent appearance in paintings by Fauvist artists.
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C.
Biarritz Lighthouse
Biarritz Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in southwestern France, known for its panoramic views over the Bay of Biscay and the seaside resort town of Biarritz.
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D.
Leucate lighthouse
Leucate lighthouse is a coastal beacon in southern France that guides maritime traffic along the Mediterranean near the town of Leucate.
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E.
Orsay Lighthouse
Orsay Lighthouse is a coastal beacon located on Orsay Island off the coast of Islay in Scotland, guiding ships through the surrounding Hebridean waters.
- 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: Phare du Cap Gris-Nez Target entity description: Phare du Cap Gris-Nez is a coastal lighthouse in northern France that serves as a key navigational aid overlooking the Strait of Dover between France and England.
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A.
Le Touquet lighthouse
Le Touquet lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in northern France, notable for guiding ships along the English Channel and serving as a prominent landmark of the seaside resort town of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.
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B.
Collioure lighthouse
Collioure lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in the seaside town of Collioure in southern France, known for its picturesque setting on the Mediterranean and its frequent appearance in paintings by Fauvist artists.
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C.
Biarritz Lighthouse
Biarritz Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in southwestern France, known for its panoramic views over the Bay of Biscay and the seaside resort town of Biarritz.
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D.
Leucate lighthouse
Leucate lighthouse is a coastal beacon in southern France that guides maritime traffic along the Mediterranean near the town of Leucate.
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E.
Orsay Lighthouse
Orsay Lighthouse is a coastal beacon located on Orsay Island off the coast of Islay in Scotland, guiding ships through the surrounding Hebridean waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French coastal defense system
ⓘ
cross-Channel maritime traffic ⓘ |
| automationStatus | automated ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destroyedPredecessorBy | World War II bombing ⓘ |
| faces |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 72 meters ⓘ |
| function | navigational aid ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasObservationPoint | yes ⓘ |
| height | 28 meters ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| lanternColor | white ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl(2) W 10s ⓘ |
| lightRange | 23 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cap Gris-Nez
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d’Opale ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Audinghen
ⓘ
Calais ⓘ Wissant ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| locatedOnHeadland |
Cap Gris-Nez headland
ⓘ
linked to:
Cap Gris-Nez
|
| managingAgent |
Service des phares et balises
ⓘ
linked to:
French Commission of Lighthouses
|
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway |
Pas de Calais shipping lane
ⓘ
linked to:
Strait of Dover
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| operator | French Navy ⓘ |
| overlooks | Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| region | northern France ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier lighthouse at Cap Gris-Nez ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controls shipping lane between North Sea and English Channel ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint over Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| towerColor | unpainted concrete ⓘ |
| towerShape | square tower ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | English coast in good conditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phare du Cap Gris-Nez Description of subject: Phare du Cap Gris-Nez is a coastal lighthouse in northern France that serves as a key navigational aid overlooking the Strait of Dover between France and England.
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