Isla de las Palomas
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Isla de las Palomas is a small island and historic military outpost at the southernmost point of mainland Europe, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Tarifa, Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isla de las Palomas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3585995 — 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: Isla de las Palomas Context triple: [Tarifa, hasLandmark, Isla de las Palomas]
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A.
Isla del Pescado
Isla del Pescado is a rocky, cactus-covered island rising from the vast salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, known for its panoramic views and striking contrast with the surrounding white expanse.
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B.
Isla
Isla is a Spanish surname historically associated with figures such as 18th-century naval officer Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla.
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C.
Isla del Rey
Isla del Rey is the largest island in Panama’s Pearl Islands archipelago, known for its remote beaches, fishing, and biodiversity in the Gulf of Panama.
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D.
Isla del Sol
Isla del Sol is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s portion of Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun and Inca civilization.
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E.
Isla Tiburón
Isla Tiburón is the largest island in Mexico, located off the coast of Sonora in the Gulf of California and known for its ecological significance and cultural importance to the Seri people.
- 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: Isla de las Palomas Target entity description: Isla de las Palomas is a small island and historic military outpost at the southernmost point of mainland Europe, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Tarifa, Spain.
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A.
Isla del Pescado
Isla del Pescado is a rocky, cactus-covered island rising from the vast salt flats of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, known for its panoramic views and striking contrast with the surrounding white expanse.
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B.
Isla
Isla is a Spanish surname historically associated with figures such as 18th-century naval officer Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla.
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C.
Isla del Rey
Isla del Rey is the largest island in Panama’s Pearl Islands archipelago, known for its remote beaches, fishing, and biodiversity in the Gulf of Panama.
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D.
Isla del Sol
Isla del Sol is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s portion of Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun and Inca civilization.
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E.
Isla Tiburón
Isla Tiburón is the largest island in Mexico, located off the coast of Sonora in the Gulf of California and known for its ecological significance and cultural importance to the Seri people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic military outpost
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island ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | partially restricted due to military and border facilities ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Municipality of Tarifa
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surface form:
municipality of Tarifa
|
| belongsTo | European Union external maritime border ⓘ |
| borderRole |
Schengen external border
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surface form:
Schengen external border control point
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| closestPointTo | Africa from mainland Europe ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mainland by causeway ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 36.004°N 5.603°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate with strong winds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeway access road
ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ military buildings ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Playa de Los Lances
ⓘ
surface form:
Playa de los Lances
Port of Tarifa ⓘ |
| hasUse |
border control facilities
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coastal defense ⓘ lighthouse site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Moroccan coast
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Strait of Gibraltar traffic separation scheme ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Gibraltar shipping lanes
|
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme southern tip of continental Europe
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meeting point of two seas ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedAt | southernmost point of mainland Europe ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf | Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Cádiz Province ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Cádiz
Tarifa ⓘ southern Spain ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Island of the Doves ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tarifa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strait of Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Gibraltar area
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| region | Costa de la Luz ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access between Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
overlooks Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish military ⓘ |
| usedFor | maritime navigation aid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isla de las Palomas Description of subject: Isla de las Palomas is a small island and historic military outpost at the southernmost point of mainland Europe, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Tarifa, Spain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.