Cabo das Tormentas

E159844

headland historical place name

Cabo das Tormentas is the original Portuguese name for the Cape of Good Hope, a historically significant headland on South Africa’s Atlantic coast that marked a key milestone in early European sea routes to Asia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cape of Storms	2
Cabo das Tormentas canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388865 — 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: Cabo das Tormentas
Context triple: [Cape of Good Hope, originalName, Cabo das Tormentas]

A. 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.
B. Farallon de Pajaros
Farallon de Pajaros is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island at the northern end of the Mariana Islands, known for its active stratovolcano and rich seabird and marine life.
C. Cape Frio
Cape Frio is a coastal headland in Namibia known for its cold, nutrient-rich waters and productive marine ecosystem influenced by the Benguela Current.
D. Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar is a prominent headland on the southwestern coast of Spain, near the Strait of Gibraltar, historically significant as the site off whose shores the famous 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar was fought.
E. Lobos Island
Lobos Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet and protected natural reserve located between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known for its pristine beaches and rich biodiversity.
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: Cabo das Tormentas
Target entity description: Cabo das Tormentas is the original Portuguese name for the Cape of Good Hope, a historically significant headland on South Africa’s Atlantic coast that marked a key milestone in early European sea routes to Asia.

A. 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.
B. Farallon de Pajaros
Farallon de Pajaros is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island at the northern end of the Mariana Islands, known for its active stratovolcano and rich seabird and marine life.
C. Cape Frio
Cape Frio is a coastal headland in Namibia known for its cold, nutrient-rich waters and productive marine ecosystem influenced by the Benguela Current.
D. Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar is a prominent headland on the southwestern coast of Spain, near the Strait of Gibraltar, historically significant as the site off whose shores the famous 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar was fought.
E. Lobos Island
Lobos Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic islet and protected natural reserve located between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known for its pristine beaches and rich biodiversity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headland ⓘ historical place name ⓘ
associatedWith	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery Portuguese maritime exploration ⓘ
coast	Atlantic coast ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
discoveredBy	Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
explorationFor	sea route to Asia ⓘ sea route to India ⓘ
exploredBy	Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
historicalEra	15th century ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	South African coast ⓘ surface form: Atlantic coast of South Africa South Africa ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
maritimeHazard	rough seas ⓘ storms ⓘ strong currents ⓘ
meaningOfName	Cabo das Tormentas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cape of Storms
namedBy	Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
navigationRole	landmark for ships sailing between Europe and Asia via Africa ⓘ
nearbyBodyOfWater	Indian Ocean ⓘ
originalNameOf	Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
partOf	Cape Peninsula ⓘ early European sea routes to Asia ⓘ
presentDayCountry	South Africa ⓘ
presentDayName	Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
presentDayProvince	Western Cape ⓘ
reasonForName	frequent storms and rough seas ⓘ
relatedEvent	first rounding of the Cape by Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
relatedRoute	Cape Route ⓘ surface form: Cape Route to India
renamedAs	Cape of Good Hope ⓘ surface form: Cabo da Boa Esperança Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
renamedBy	John II of Portugal ⓘ
separates	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
significance	key milestone in European navigation around Africa ⓘ turning point for access to Indian Ocean by sea ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Cape of Good Hope → originalName → Cabo das Tormentas ⓘ

Cape of Good Hope → originalNameMeaning → Cabo das Tormentas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape of Storms

Cabo das Tormentas → meaningOfName → Cabo das Tormentas self-linksurface differs ⓘ