Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
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Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) canonical | 2 |
| Fort Victoria, Cape Coast | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2518743 — 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: Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) Context triple: [Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, supervises, Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)]
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A.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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B.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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C.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
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D.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that became one of the most significant hubs of the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Elmina
Elmina is a historic coastal town in present-day Ghana, best known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its prominent Elmina Castle.
- 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: Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) Target entity description: Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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A.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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B.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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C.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
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D.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that became one of the most significant hubs of the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Elmina
Elmina is a historic coastal town in present-day Ghana, best known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its prominent Elmina Castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
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historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| builtBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| builtDuring | colonial era ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
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tourist site ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Central Region, Ghana
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Colonial architecture in Ghana ⓘ Forts in Ghana ⓘ Tourist attractions in Ghana ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Ghana ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlements
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cannon emplacements ⓘ courtyard ⓘ parapet walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive fortification
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lookout post ⓘ signal station ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic coastline
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Cape Coast town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf |
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
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| locatedIn |
Cape Coast
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Central Region, Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cape Coast Castle ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Gold Coast fortifications ⓘ |
| region | Central Region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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observation of coastline ⓘ protection of Cape Coast Castle ⓘ trade protection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Victoria (Cape Coast) Description of subject: Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
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hasPart
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Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
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this entity surface form:
Fort Victoria, Cape Coast