Cabo de São Vicente
E210045
Cabo de São Vicente is a dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, known for its towering cliffs, historic lighthouse, and significance as a landmark of the Age of Discoveries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabo de São Vicente canonical | 8 |
| Cabo de São Vicente cliffs | 1 |
| Cabo de São Vicente vicinity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1887129 — 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 de São Vicente Context triple: [Sagres, hasLandmark, Cabo de São Vicente]
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A.
Cabo de Santo Agostinho
Cabo de Santo Agostinho is a coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its beaches, historical sites, and industrial port complex.
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B.
Cabo das Tormentas
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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C.
Ponta da Piedade
Ponta da Piedade is a famous coastal rock formation and viewpoint near Lagos in Portugal, known for its dramatic cliffs, sea caves, and turquoise waters.
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D.
Sagres
Sagres is a small coastal town at the southwestern tip of Portugal, known for its dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches, and historic role in the Age of Discoveries.
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E.
Ramos da Costa
Ramos da Costa is a Portuguese-language surname associated with individuals such as Francisco Ramos da Costa.
- 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 de São Vicente Target entity description: Cabo de São Vicente is a dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, known for its towering cliffs, historic lighthouse, and significance as a landmark of the Age of Discoveries.
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A.
Cabo de Santo Agostinho
Cabo de Santo Agostinho is a coastal city in northeastern Brazil known for its beaches, historical sites, and industrial port complex.
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B.
Cabo das Tormentas
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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C.
Ponta da Piedade
Ponta da Piedade is a famous coastal rock formation and viewpoint near Lagos in Portugal, known for its dramatic cliffs, sea caves, and turquoise waters.
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D.
Sagres
Sagres is a small coastal town at the southwestern tip of Portugal, known for its dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches, and historic role in the Age of Discoveries.
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E.
Ramos da Costa
Ramos da Costa is a Portuguese-language surname associated with individuals such as Francisco Ramos da Costa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
headland ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 37.024 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -8.995 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | reachable by road from Sagres ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean with strong maritime influence ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | symbolic end of the known world in medieval times ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Cape St. Vincent ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed oceanic headland
ⓘ
rocky promontory ⓘ |
| hasLandform | cliffs ⓘ |
| hasMaritimeRole | reference point for shipping routes between Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseName | Cabo de São Vicente self-link ⓘ |
| hasProtectedStatus | part of Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent
ⓘ
surface form:
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
|
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean horizon
ⓘ
rugged Algarve coastline ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important landmark during the Age of Discoveries ⓘ |
| isExtremePointOf |
continental Europe (southwesternmost point region)
ⓘ
mainland Portugal ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Costa Vicentina
ⓘ
surface form:
Vicentine Coast
|
| isPhotographicSubject | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic ocean views
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ sunset viewpoints ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algarve
ⓘ
Faro District ⓘ Municipality of Vila do Bispo ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Vila do Bispo
|
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
southwestern coast of Portugal ⓘ |
| maximumCliffHeight | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Vincent of Saragossa ⓘ |
| nearbySea | Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Sagres
ⓘ
Vila do Bispo ⓘ |
| partOf | Sagres Peninsula ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| region | southern Portugal ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | navigation landmark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabo de São Vicente Description of subject: Cabo de São Vicente is a dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of mainland Portugal, known for its towering cliffs, historic lighthouse, and significance as a landmark of the Age of Discoveries.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cabo de São Vicente cliffs
this entity surface form:
Cabo de São Vicente vicinity