Nyiragongo

E192970

active volcano stratovolcano

Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its large, persistent lava lake and highly fluid, fast-moving lava flows.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Nyiragongo	6
Nyiragongo volcano	3
Nyiragongo canonical	2
Nyamlagira	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1740126 — 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: Nyiragongo
Context triple: [East African Rift, contains, Nyiragongo]

A. Mount Karisimbi
Mount Karisimbi is a prominent stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as one of the highest peaks in East Africa.
B. Mount Nyangani
Mount Nyangani is a prominent mountain in eastern Zimbabwe known for its scenic highland landscapes and status as a popular hiking destination.
C. Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is an active volcanic mountain in southwestern Cameroon and one of the highest peaks in West Africa, rising sharply from the Atlantic coast.
D. Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto is the tallest mountain in Corsica, renowned for its rugged alpine terrain and panoramic views over the island and the Mediterranean Sea.
E. Rwenzori Mountains
The Rwenzori Mountains are a snow-capped mountain range in East Africa, famed for their glaciers, unique alpine flora, and status as one of the continent’s highest and most dramatic massifs.
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: Nyiragongo
Target entity description: Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its large, persistent lava lake and highly fluid, fast-moving lava flows.

A. Mount Karisimbi
Mount Karisimbi is a prominent stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as one of the highest peaks in East Africa.
B. Mount Nyangani
Mount Nyangani is a prominent mountain in eastern Zimbabwe known for its scenic highland landscapes and status as a popular hiking destination.
C. Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon is an active volcanic mountain in southwestern Cameroon and one of the highest peaks in West Africa, rising sharply from the Atlantic coast.
D. Monte Cinto
Monte Cinto is the tallest mountain in Corsica, renowned for its rugged alpine terrain and panoramic views over the island and the Mediterranean Sea.
E. Rwenzori Mountains
The Rwenzori Mountains are a snow-capped mountain range in East Africa, famed for their glaciers, unique alpine flora, and status as one of the continent’s highest and most dramatic massifs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
dominantLavaType	nephelinite ⓘ
elevation	11385 ft ⓘ 3470 m ⓘ
eruptedInYear	1977 ⓘ 2002 ⓘ 2021 ⓘ
eruptionStyle	effusive ⓘ fissure eruption ⓘ
geologicalSetting	East African Rift ⓘ surface form: Western Branch of East African Rift continental rift ⓘ
hasActivityStatus	active ⓘ
hasCraterDiameter	about 1.2 km ⓘ
hasFeature	fast-moving lava flows ⓘ highly fluid lava ⓘ persistent lava lake ⓘ steep-sided cone ⓘ
hasGlobalVolcanismProgramID	0203-02= ⓘ
hasLavaLakeDepth	up to several hundred meters ⓘ
hasNotableEruptionImpact	1977 eruption produced extremely fast lava flows ⓘ 2002 lava flows destroyed parts of Goma ⓘ
hazardType	lava flows ⓘ lava lake drainage ⓘ toxic gas emissions ⓘ
knownFor	destructive eruptions affecting Goma ⓘ large lava lake ⓘ rapid lava flows ⓘ
lastMajorEruption	2021 ⓘ
lavaComposition	alkaline ⓘ mafic ⓘ
locatedIn	East African Rift ⓘ Virunga Mountains ⓘ
locatedInProvince	North Kivu Province ⓘ surface form: North Kivu
locatedNear	Goma ⓘ Lake Kivu ⓘ
monitoredBy	Observatoire Volcanologique de Goma ⓘ
nearBorderWith	Rwanda ⓘ
nearLake	Lake Kivu ⓘ
partOf	Virunga National Park ⓘ
partOfVolcanicField	Virunga Mountains ⓘ surface form: Virunga volcanic province
range	Virunga Mountains ⓘ
region	Great Lakes Region of Africa ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
threatensCity	Goma ⓘ
threatensPopulation	hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
volcanoType	stratovolcano ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East African Rift → contains → Nyiragongo ⓘ

Virunga National Park → contains → Nyiragongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nyiragongo volcano

North Kivu Province → containsVolcano → Nyiragongo ⓘ