Caribbean coast of French Guiana
E549513
The Caribbean coast of French Guiana is the northern shoreline of this French overseas region in South America, facing the Atlantic and forming part of the wider Caribbean mainland zone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caribbean coast of French Guiana canonical | 1 |
| French Guiana coastal strip | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5766642 — 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: Caribbean coast of French Guiana Context triple: [Caribbean mainland territories, hasPart, Caribbean coast of French Guiana]
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A.
Caribbean coast of Guyana
The Caribbean coast of Guyana is a low-lying, Atlantic-facing shoreline in northern South America known for its mangrove-fringed beaches, river estuaries, and role as the country’s main population and economic corridor.
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B.
Caribbean coast of Suriname
The Caribbean coast of Suriname is the country’s low-lying, mangrove-fringed shoreline along the Atlantic, forming part of the northern mainland rim of the Caribbean region.
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C.
Caribbean coast of Venezuela
The Caribbean coast of Venezuela is a tropical shoreline region along the northern edge of the country, known for its beaches, ports, and historical role in colonial trade and independence-era military campaigns.
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D.
Caribbean coast of Panama
The Caribbean coast of Panama is a tropical shoreline known for its indigenous Guna (San Blas Kuna) communities, coral-rich islands, and biodiverse marine and coastal ecosystems.
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E.
Caribbean coast of New Spain
The Caribbean coast of New Spain was the eastern maritime frontier of Spain’s North American colonies, encompassing key Gulf and Caribbean ports that served as vital hubs for transatlantic trade and imperial defense.
- 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: Caribbean coast of French Guiana Target entity description: The Caribbean coast of French Guiana is the northern shoreline of this French overseas region in South America, facing the Atlantic and forming part of the wider Caribbean mainland zone.
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A.
Caribbean coast of Guyana
The Caribbean coast of Guyana is a low-lying, Atlantic-facing shoreline in northern South America known for its mangrove-fringed beaches, river estuaries, and role as the country’s main population and economic corridor.
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B.
Caribbean coast of Suriname
The Caribbean coast of Suriname is the country’s low-lying, mangrove-fringed shoreline along the Atlantic, forming part of the northern mainland rim of the Caribbean region.
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C.
Caribbean coast of Venezuela
The Caribbean coast of Venezuela is a tropical shoreline region along the northern edge of the country, known for its beaches, ports, and historical role in colonial trade and independence-era military campaigns.
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D.
Caribbean coast of Panama
The Caribbean coast of Panama is a tropical shoreline known for its indigenous Guna (San Blas Kuna) communities, coral-rich islands, and biodiverse marine and coastal ecosystems.
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E.
Caribbean coast of New Spain
The Caribbean coast of New Spain was the eastern maritime frontier of Spain’s North American colonies, encompassing key Gulf and Caribbean ports that served as vital hubs for transatlantic trade and imperial defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastline
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of an overseas department of France ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| climate |
equatorial climate
ⓘ
tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency | euro ⓘ |
| faces | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
port services ⓘ small-scale tourism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasMajorPortCity | Cayenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiverMouth |
Approuague River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kourou River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahury River NERFINISHED ⓘ Maroni River NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyapock River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Amana Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Awala-Yalimapo Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSea | Caribbean Sea (wider Caribbean basin context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorelineType |
low-lying coast
ⓘ
mangrove coast ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasTownOnCoast |
Awala-Yalimapo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iracoubo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kourou NERFINISHED ⓘ Mana NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina NERFINISHED ⓘ Remire-Montjoly NERFINISHED ⓘ Roura NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinnamary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeImportance | sea turtle nesting beaches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic coast of South America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caribbean coast of French Guiana Description of subject: The Caribbean coast of French Guiana is the northern shoreline of this French overseas region in South America, facing the Atlantic and forming part of the wider Caribbean mainland zone.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Guiana coastal strip