Raikoke
E141996
Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the central Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic stratovolcano and powerful explosive eruptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raikoke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1234070 — 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: Raikoke Context triple: [Kuril Islands, hasVolcano, Raikoke]
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A.
Avachinsky
Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent, symmetrical cone overlooking the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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B.
Kivalina
Kivalina is a small Inupiat village in northwestern Alaska known for its severe coastal erosion and vulnerability to climate change–driven sea level rise.
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C.
Mount Katmai
Mount Katmai is a large stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula best known for its massive 1912 eruption associated with the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
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D.
Avachinsky volcano
Avachinsky volcano is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions and proximity to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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E.
Pevek
Pevek is a small Arctic port town in Russia, known as one of the northernmost settlements in the country and a key hub in the Chukotka region.
- 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: Raikoke Target entity description: Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the central Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic stratovolcano and powerful explosive eruptions.
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A.
Avachinsky
Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions and prominent, symmetrical cone overlooking the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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B.
Kivalina
Kivalina is a small Inupiat village in northwestern Alaska known for its severe coastal erosion and vulnerability to climate change–driven sea level rise.
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C.
Mount Katmai
Mount Katmai is a large stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula best known for its massive 1912 eruption associated with the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
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D.
Avachinsky volcano
Avachinsky volcano is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent eruptions and proximity to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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E.
Pevek
Pevek is a small Arctic port town in Russia, known as one of the northernmost settlements in the country and a key hub in the Chukotka region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stratovolcano
ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat ⓘ |
| archipelago | Kuril Islands ⓘ |
| area | approximately 4.6 km² ⓘ |
| ashPlumeImpact |
aviation
ⓘ
stratospheric aerosol loading ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| craterDiameter | approximately 700 m ⓘ |
| elevation |
551 m
ⓘ
about 1808 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate ⓘ |
| hasCrater | circular crater ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | Raikō-tō ⓘ |
| hasNoPermanentPopulation | true ⓘ |
| hasRussianName | Раикоке ⓘ |
| hasSheerCoastline | true ⓘ |
| hasSteepCliffs | true ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sparse ⓘ |
| hasVolcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
marine mammals nearby
ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ |
| hazardType |
pyroclastic activity
ⓘ
volcanic ashfall ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| islandGroup |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
central Kuril Islands
|
| lastEruption | 2019 ⓘ |
| length | about 2.5 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Far Eastern Federal District
ⓘ
Kuril Islands ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Sakhalin Oblast ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
satellite remote sensing
ⓘ
volcanological observatories ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
1778 eruption
ⓘ
1924 eruption ⓘ 2019 Raikoke eruption ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuril Islands chain disputed historically between Russia and Japan ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| summitCrater | open to the sea on the northwest side ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedBy | seabird nesting colonies ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Kamchatka volcanic arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc
|
| volcanicExplosivity | capable of high-altitude ash plumes ⓘ |
| width | about 2.0 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raikoke Description of subject: Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the central Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic stratovolcano and powerful explosive eruptions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.