Captain Cook Monument
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Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Cook Monument canonical | 1 |
| Captain Cook Monument shoreline access | 1 |
| Captain Cook statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1960266 — 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: Captain Cook Monument Context triple: [Kealakekua Bay, hasMonument, Captain Cook Monument]
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A.
Queen Victoria statue
The Queen Victoria statue is a prominent public monument honoring Queen Victoria, situated in front of Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Peel Monument
Peel Monument is a prominent stone tower on Holcombe Hill in Greater Manchester, England, built to commemorate 19th-century British statesman Sir Robert Peel and offering panoramic views over the surrounding area.
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C.
Brock's Monument
Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
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D.
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair is a historic sandstone rock cut into a bench on Sydney Harbour, famed for its panoramic views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
- 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: Captain Cook Monument Target entity description: Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
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A.
Queen Victoria statue
The Queen Victoria statue is a prominent public monument honoring Queen Victoria, situated in front of Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Peel Monument
Peel Monument is a prominent stone tower on Holcombe Hill in Greater Manchester, England, built to commemorate 19th-century British statesman Sir Robert Peel and offering panoramic views over the surrounding area.
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C.
Brock's Monument
Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
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D.
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair is a historic sandstone rock cut into a bench on Sydney Harbour, famed for its panoramic views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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monument ⓘ obelisk ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
boat
ⓘ
hiking trail ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British exploration of the Pacific
ⓘ
European contact with Hawaii ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| commemorates |
James Cook
ⓘ
death of James Cook ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 19.476°N 155.922°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Hawaii County ⓘ |
| elevation | near sea level ⓘ |
| eventCommemorated | killing of James Cook at Kealakekua Bay ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii
ⓘ
James Cook memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Hawaii ⓘ Obelisks in the United States ⓘ Tourist attractions in Hawaii County, Hawaii ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Big Island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii Island
Kealakekua Bay ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Napoopoo, Hawaii
ⓘ
village of Captain Cook, Hawaii ⓘ |
| locatedOnShoreOf | Kealakekua Bay ⓘ |
| material | white stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Cook ⓘ |
| nearbyActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| overlooks | coral reef in Kealakekua Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Kealakekua Bay Historical District
|
| setting | remote shoreline ⓘ |
| shape | obelisk ⓘ |
| state | Hawaii ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist visits ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| viewOf | Kealakekua Bay ⓘ |
| yearOfEventCommemorated | 1779 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Cook Monument Description of subject: Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kealakekua Bay
subject surface form:
Hyde Park (Sydney)
this entity surface form:
Captain Cook statue
this entity surface form:
Captain Cook Monument shoreline access