Soufrière Hills
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Soufrière Hills is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for its major eruptions since the mid-1990s that devastated much of the island.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820326 — 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: Soufrière Hills Context triple: [Montserrat, volcano, Soufrière Hills]
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La Soufrière
La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
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La Soufrière
La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe, renowned as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Lesser Antilles.
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Soufrière
Soufrière is a historic coastal town in southwestern Saint Lucia known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Pitons and Sulphur Springs.
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Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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E.
San Salvador Volcano
San Salvador Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in El Salvador that looms over the capital city and is known for its scenic crater and history of eruptions.
- 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: Soufrière Hills Target entity description: Soufrière Hills is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for its major eruptions since the mid-1990s that devastated much of the island.
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A.
La Soufrière
La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe, renowned as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Lesser Antilles.
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B.
La Soufrière
La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
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C.
Soufrière
Soufrière is a historic coastal town in southwestern Saint Lucia known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Pitons and Sulphur Springs.
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D.
Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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E.
San Salvador Volcano
San Salvador Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in El Salvador that looms over the capital city and is known for its scenic crater and history of eruptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
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stratovolcano ⓘ |
| ashPlumeHeight | over 10 km during some eruptions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| destroyed | capital city Plymouth ⓘ |
| devastated |
British Overseas Territory of Montserrat
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surface form:
Plymouth, Montserrat
|
| elevation | approximately 915 m ⓘ |
| eruptionStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
dome-building
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explosive ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| eruptionVEI | up to VEI 3–4 in 1990s eruptions ⓘ |
| governedBy | British Overseas Territory of Montserrat ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
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lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic domes collapse ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of exclusion zone in southern Montserrat
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forced evacuation of southern Montserrat ⓘ long-term population displacement from Montserrat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
destruction of Montserrat’s capital
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devastating eruptions since mid-1990s ⓘ long-lived dome-building eruption ⓘ |
| lastMajorActivity | 2010 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
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Montserrat ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Belham Valley
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Plymouth ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
British Overseas Territory of Montserrat
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surface form:
Caribbean island of Montserrat
|
| monitoredBy | Montserrat Volcano Observatory ⓘ |
| monitoringStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Sulphur Hills” in French ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
1995–1999 eruption sequence
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1997 dome collapse and pyroclastic flows ⓘ 2003 dome growth phase ⓘ 2006 dome collapse ⓘ 2010 dome collapse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lesser Antilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Caribbean island arc
Lesser Antilles subduction zone ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
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| region | Leeward Islands ⓘ |
| rockType | andesite ⓘ |
| status | continuously active since 1995 with pauses ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Atlantic Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Lesser Antilles
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surface form:
Lesser Antilles Arc
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| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Soufrière Hills Description of subject: Soufrière Hills is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for its major eruptions since the mid-1990s that devastated much of the island.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills eruptions
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano is still active
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills eruption of 1995
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills eruption of 1997
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano eruptions
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano (on Montserrat)
subject surface form:
Vulcanian eruption
this entity surface form:
Soufrière Hills volcano