Shishaldin Volcano
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Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shishaldin Volcano canonical | 5 |
| Mount Shishaldin | 1 |
| active stratovolcano Shishaldin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T911120 — 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: Shishaldin Volcano Context triple: [Aleutian Islands, hasHighestPoint, Shishaldin Volcano]
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A.
Mount Mazama
Mount Mazama is an ancient stratovolcano in southern Oregon whose massive eruption about 7,700 years ago created the caldera now filled by Crater Lake.
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B.
Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak is a glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State, known as one of the major and more remote volcanoes of the Cascade Range.
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C.
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Washington State, USA, best known for its catastrophic 1980 eruption that dramatically reshaped its summit and surrounding landscape.
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D.
Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large, shield-shaped volcano in northeastern California known for its extensive lava flows and location within the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
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E.
Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
- 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: Shishaldin Volcano Target entity description: Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
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A.
Mount Mazama
Mount Mazama is an ancient stratovolcano in southern Oregon whose massive eruption about 7,700 years ago created the caldera now filled by Crater Lake.
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B.
Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak is a glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State, known as one of the major and more remote volcanoes of the Cascade Range.
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C.
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Washington State, USA, best known for its catastrophic 1980 eruption that dramatically reshaped its summit and surrounding landscape.
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D.
Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large, shield-shaped volcano in northeastern California known for its extensive lava flows and location within the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
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E.
Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocene volcano
ⓘ
active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| composition |
basaltic
ⓘ
basaltic-andesite ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevation |
2857 m
ⓘ
9373 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | frequently active in historical time ⓘ |
| eruptiveStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| hasCrater | ice-filled summit crater ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | flank glaciers ⓘ |
| hasGlobalVolcanoProgramID | 311360 ⓘ |
| hasLavaFlows | basaltic to basaltic-andesite lava flows ⓘ |
| hasSummitElevationRank | one of the highest peaks in the Aleutian Islands ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | highly symmetrical profile ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicExplosivityIndex | VEI 2–3 (typical eruptions) ⓘ |
| island | Unimak Island ⓘ |
| isOneOf | tallest volcanoes in the Aleutian Arc ⓘ |
| isStratovolcanoOf |
Aleutian Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleutian volcanic chain
|
| knownFor |
being one of the most prominent peaks in the Aleutian chain
ⓘ
frequent eruptive activity ⓘ highly symmetrical cone ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 21st century ⓘ |
| listedIn | Volcanoes of the World ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Unimak Island ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Alaska Volcano Observatory ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Aleutian Range ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | False Pass, Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aleutian Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Range
Aleutian Arc ⓘ
surface form:
Aleutian volcanic arc
|
| prominence | 2857 m ⓘ |
| shape | nearly perfect cone ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| summitFeature |
persistent fumarolic activity
ⓘ
small summit crater ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | highly isolated peak ⓘ |
| USGSID | 311360 ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Aleutian Arc ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shishaldin Volcano Description of subject: Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mount Shishaldin
this entity surface form:
active stratovolcano Shishaldin