Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde
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The Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde comprises the two main island groups of the Cape Verde nation, divided into leeward (Sotavento) and windward (Barlavento) islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7681187 — 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: Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde Context triple: [Boa Vista (Cape Verde), partOf, Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde]
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Leeward Islands of Cape Verde
The Leeward Islands of Cape Verde are the northern, typically drier subgroup of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, including islands such as São Vicente, Santo Antão, and Sal.
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Cape Verde Islands
The Cape Verde Islands are a volcanic archipelago and island nation off the northwest coast of Africa, known for their Creole Portuguese-African culture, strategic Atlantic location, and tourism.
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Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Boa Vista is a Cape Verdean island in the Atlantic Ocean known for its extensive white-sand beaches, sand dunes, and important sea turtle nesting sites.
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Western Group of the Azores
The Western Group of the Azores is the remote northwestern sub-archipelago of Portugal’s Azores islands in the North Atlantic, comprising Flores and Corvo.
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Binter Cabo Verde
Binter Cabo Verde is a regional airline based in Cape Verde that operates domestic and nearby international flights, originally established as an offshoot of the Spanish carrier Binter Canarias.
- 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: Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde Target entity description: The Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde comprises the two main island groups of the Cape Verde nation, divided into leeward (Sotavento) and windward (Barlavento) islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
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Leeward Islands of Cape Verde
The Leeward Islands of Cape Verde are the northern, typically drier subgroup of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, including islands such as São Vicente, Santo Antão, and Sal.
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B.
Cape Verde Islands
The Cape Verde Islands are a volcanic archipelago and island nation off the northwest coast of Africa, known for their Creole Portuguese-African culture, strategic Atlantic location, and tourism.
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Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Boa Vista is a Cape Verdean island in the Atlantic Ocean known for its extensive white-sand beaches, sand dunes, and important sea turtle nesting sites.
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D.
Western Group of the Azores
The Western Group of the Azores is the remote northwestern sub-archipelago of Portugal’s Azores islands in the North Atlantic, comprising Flores and Corvo.
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E.
Binter Cabo Verde
Binter Cabo Verde is a regional airline based in Cape Verde that operates domestic and nearby international flights, originally established as an offshoot of the Spanish carrier Binter Canarias.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago system
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geographical region ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Republic of Cabo Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToIslandGroup | Macaronesian islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Praia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalLocatedOn | Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
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semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Boa Vista
NERFINISHED
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Brava NERFINISHED ⓘ Fogo NERFINISHED ⓘ Maio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sal NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Luzia NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Antão NERFINISHED ⓘ São Nicolau NERFINISHED ⓘ São Vicente NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionBy | wind exposure ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointOn | Fogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIslandGroupCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasMajorEconomicActivity |
fishing
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services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barlavento Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sotavento Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Pico do Fogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLeewardGroup | Sotavento Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWindwardGroup | Barlavento Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cape Verdean Creole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Macaronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Equator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Mauritania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanRegion | central Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde Description of subject: The Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde comprises the two main island groups of the Cape Verde nation, divided into leeward (Sotavento) and windward (Barlavento) islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sotavento group of Cape Verde
municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau
→
locatedIn
→
Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde
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subject surface form:
Tarrafal de São Nicolau
this entity surface form:
Sotavento e Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde
Barlavento (windward) islands
→
alternateName
→
Sotavento and Barlavento archipelago of Cape Verde
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subject surface form:
Barlavento Islands
this entity surface form:
Windward Islands of Cape Verde
this entity surface form:
Barlavento and Sotavento archipelago of Cape Verde
this entity surface form:
Southern Cape Verde islands