South Bastion
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South Bastion is a historic defensive stronghold forming part of Gibraltar’s southern fortifications, built to protect the territory from naval and land attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Bastion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11662920 — 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: South Bastion Context triple: [fortifications of Gibraltar, hasPart, South Bastion]
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A.
Fort Nassau
Fort Nassau was a key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, central to the Netherlands’ early West African trade and influence.
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B.
Fort Nassau
Fort Nassau is a historic Dutch colonial fortress on Banda Neira in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, built in the early 17th century to control the lucrative spice trade.
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C.
Port Morant
Port Morant is a coastal town in eastern Jamaica known historically as one of the island’s early ports and plantation centers.
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D.
Cape Royal
Cape Royal is a prominent scenic overlook on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, offering expansive panoramic views of the canyon and the Colorado River.
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E.
Fortress of Port Royal
The Fortress of Port Royal was a key French coastal stronghold in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia) that protected the settlement of Port Royal and became a focal point of Anglo-French conflict in the early 18th century.
- 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: South Bastion Target entity description: South Bastion is a historic defensive stronghold forming part of Gibraltar’s southern fortifications, built to protect the territory from naval and land attacks.
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A.
Fort Nassau
Fort Nassau was a key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, central to the Netherlands’ early West African trade and influence.
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B.
Fort Nassau
Fort Nassau is a historic Dutch colonial fortress on Banda Neira in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, built in the early 17th century to control the lucrative spice trade.
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C.
Port Morant
Port Morant is a coastal town in eastern Jamaica known historically as one of the island’s early ports and plantation centers.
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D.
Cape Royal
Cape Royal is a prominent scenic overlook on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, offering expansive panoramic views of the canyon and the Colorado River.
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E.
Fortress of Port Royal
The Fortress of Port Royal was a key French coastal stronghold in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia) that protected the settlement of Port Royal and became a focal point of Anglo-French conflict in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastion
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ military structure ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Garrison of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to:
Gibraltar garrison
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| facing | Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Bastions in Gibraltar
ⓘ
Coastal fortifications in Gibraltar ⓘ Fortifications by the sea ⓘ Military history of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| hasCondition | surviving historic structure ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery positions
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ embrasures ⓘ parapets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defence
ⓘ
defensive stronghold ⓘ land defence ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic fortification ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibraltar
|
| locatedNear |
Gibraltar city walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Moorish fortifications of Gibraltar
Line Wall Road, Gibraltar ⓘ Southport Gates ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| location | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partly ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortifications of Gibraltar
ⓘ
linked to:
fortifications of Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s coastal fortifications ⓘ harbour defences of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to:
fortifications of Gibraltar
southern fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to:
fortifications of Gibraltar
|
| strategicImportance |
defence of southern approaches to Gibraltar
ⓘ
protection of Gibraltar’s harbour ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British forces in Gibraltar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibraltar garrison
Gibraltar garrison artillery units ⓘ
linked to:
Gibraltar fortress artillery
|
| usedFor |
protection from land attacks
ⓘ
protection from naval attacks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Bastion Description of subject: South Bastion is a historic defensive stronghold forming part of Gibraltar’s southern fortifications, built to protect the territory from naval and land attacks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.