Amrum lighthouse
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Amrum lighthouse is a prominent red-and-white striped coastal beacon on the North Sea island of Amrum in Germany, serving as a key navigational aid and popular landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amrum lighthouse canonical | 2 |
| Leuchtturm Amrum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10191722 — 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: Amrum lighthouse Context triple: [Amrum, hasLighthouse, Amrum lighthouse]
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A.
Keldsnor Lighthouse
Keldsnor Lighthouse is a coastal navigation beacon on the Danish island of Langeland, known for guiding ships through the Baltic Sea and serving as a local historical landmark.
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B.
Færder Lighthouse
Færder Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Norway, marking the entrance to the Oslofjord and serving as an important navigational aid in the Skagerrak.
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C.
Norderney Lighthouse
Norderney Lighthouse is a historic brick lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Norderney, serving as a prominent navigational aid and popular tourist landmark.
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D.
Flügge Lighthouse
Flügge Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and viewpoint.
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E.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding 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: Amrum lighthouse Target entity description: Amrum lighthouse is a prominent red-and-white striped coastal beacon on the North Sea island of Amrum in Germany, serving as a key navigational aid and popular landmark.
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A.
Keldsnor Lighthouse
Keldsnor Lighthouse is a coastal navigation beacon on the Danish island of Langeland, known for guiding ships through the Baltic Sea and serving as a local historical landmark.
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B.
Færder Lighthouse
Færder Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Norway, marking the entrance to the Oslofjord and serving as an important navigational aid in the Skagerrak.
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C.
Norderney Lighthouse
Norderney Lighthouse is a historic brick lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Norderney, serving as a prominent navigational aid and popular tourist landmark.
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D.
Flügge Lighthouse
Flügge Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the German Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn, known for guiding maritime traffic and serving as a local landmark and viewpoint.
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E.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | accessible by road ⓘ |
| automationStatus | automated ⓘ |
| colorPattern | red and white stripes ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.629°N 8.383°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
state of Schleswig-Holstein
ⓘ
linked to:
Schleswig-Holstein
|
| focalHeight | about 63 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
landmark
ⓘ
navigational aid ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
internal staircase
ⓘ
observation platform ⓘ |
| height | about 41.8 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building in Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl(3) W 15s ⓘ |
| lightRange | about 23 nautical miles ⓘ |
| lightSource | electric lamp ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amrum
ⓘ
Nordfriesland district ⓘ
linked to:
Nordfriesland
North Sea ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ Wittdün ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
southern tip of Amrum
ⓘ
village of Wittdün ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
North Frisian Islands
ⓘ
island of Amrum ⓘ
linked to:
Amrum
|
| locatedOnFeature | dune ridge ⓘ |
| managingAgent | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning ⓘ |
| marking |
red lantern roof
ⓘ
red-and-white horizontal bands ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Leuchtturm Amrum
ⓘ
linked to:
Amrum lighthouse
|
| operatedBy | German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| publicAccess | tower occasionally open to visitors ⓘ |
| servesShippingRoute |
North Sea coastal traffic
ⓘ
approaches to the German Bight ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| viewOver |
North Sea
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island of Amrum ⓘ
linked to:
Amrum
|
| yearLit | 1875 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amrum lighthouse Description of subject: Amrum lighthouse is a prominent red-and-white striped coastal beacon on the North Sea island of Amrum in Germany, serving as a key navigational aid and popular landmark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Amrum lighthouse