Chaîne des Puys
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Chaîne des Puys is a volcanic mountain range in central France known for its aligned chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars, forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297267 — 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: Chaîne des Puys Context triple: [Puy-de-Dôme, hasMountainRange, Chaîne des Puys]
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Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme is a department in central France known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Chaîne des Puys and the iconic Puy de Dôme volcano.
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B.
Puy de Sancy
Puy de Sancy is a prominent volcanic peak in central France known for being the tallest mountain in the Massif Central range.
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C.
Grands Causses
Grands Causses is a rugged limestone plateau region in southern France known for its deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, and pastoral landscapes within the broader Massif Central.
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D.
Plateau de Millevaches
Plateau de Millevaches is a high granite plateau in central France known for its forests, peat bogs, and sparsely populated rural landscapes within the Massif Central.
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E.
Mont Aigoual
Mont Aigoual is a prominent peak in the Cévennes range of southern France, known for its panoramic views and historic meteorological observatory.
- 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: Chaîne des Puys Target entity description: Chaîne des Puys is a volcanic mountain range in central France known for its aligned chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars, forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A.
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme is a department in central France known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Chaîne des Puys and the iconic Puy de Dôme volcano.
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B.
Puy de Sancy
Puy de Sancy is a prominent volcanic peak in central France known for being the tallest mountain in the Massif Central range.
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C.
Grands Causses
Grands Causses is a rugged limestone plateau region in southern France known for its deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, and pastoral landscapes within the broader Massif Central.
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D.
Plateau de Millevaches
Plateau de Millevaches is a high granite plateau in central France known for its forests, peat bogs, and sparsely populated rural landscapes within the Massif Central.
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E.
Mont Aigoual
Mont Aigoual is a prominent peak in the Cévennes range of southern France, known for its panoramic views and historic meteorological observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monogenetic volcanic field
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volcanic mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| associatedWith | Limagne fault ⓘ |
| closestMajorCity | Clermont-Ferrand ⓘ |
| contains |
Puy de Côme
ⓘ
Puy de Lassolas ⓘ Puy de Pariou ⓘ Puy de Sancy ⓘ
surface form:
Puy de Sancy volcanic area (nearby highest summit of Massif Central)
Puy de Côme ⓘ
surface form:
Puy de la Vache
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Quaternary period
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaternary
|
| geologicalFeature |
basaltic lava flows
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cinder cones ⓘ lava domes ⓘ maars ⓘ trachytic domes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 1465 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
Puy-de-Dôme
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surface form:
Puy de Dôme
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| includedIn |
Chaîne des Puys
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
|
| landscapeCharacter |
aligned chain of volcanic cones
ⓘ
pastoral and forested slopes ⓘ |
| lastEruptionApproximate | about 6,000 to 7,000 years ago ⓘ |
| length | about 32 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massif Central ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Auvergne
ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme department ⓘ |
| mainEruptivePeriod | last 95,000 years ⓘ |
| near | Clermont-Ferrand ⓘ |
| numberOfVolcanicEdificesApproximate |
about 80
ⓘ
more than 80 ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny (distension-related volcanism) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chaîne des Puys
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| protectedAs | regional natural park area ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
exceptional volcanic landforms in a small area
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illustrating the process of continental crust rupture ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | type locality for studies of continental rifting and intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intra-plate volcanism ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
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paragliding ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Panoramique des Dômes rack railway to Puy de Dôme ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | (viii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | mostly Strombolian cones and lava domes ⓘ |
| width | about 4 km to 5 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chaîne des Puys Description of subject: Chaîne des Puys is a volcanic mountain range in central France known for its aligned chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars, forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys–Limagne fault tectonic area
subject surface form:
Puy-de-Dôme (department)
subject surface form:
Puy-de-Dôme (department)
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys volcanic alignment
subject surface form:
Puy-de-Dôme (department)
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys volcanic area
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
this entity surface form:
volcanic landscape of Velay (via Le Puy-en-Velay)
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys and Limagne fault tectonic area
this entity surface form:
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena