Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
E194117
The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a vast ash-filled volcanic valley in Alaska famed for the dramatic landscape created by the 1912 Novarupta eruption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes canonical | 7 |
| Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes formation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1587778 — 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: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Context triple: [Katmai National Park and Preserve, contains, Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes]
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A.
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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B.
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a large volcanic caldera and prominent geological feature located on Onekotan Island in Russia’s Kuril Island chain.
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C.
High Lava Plains
The High Lava Plains is a volcanic plateau in southeastern Oregon characterized by extensive basaltic lava flows, scattered cinder cones, and high-elevation desert landscapes.
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D.
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field is a volcanic region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and extensive Pleistocene to Holocene volcanic activity.
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E.
River Calder
The River Calder is a major river in West Yorkshire, England, flowing through several industrial towns before joining the River Aire.
- 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: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Target entity description: The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a vast ash-filled volcanic valley in Alaska famed for the dramatic landscape created by the 1912 Novarupta eruption.
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A.
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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B.
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a large volcanic caldera and prominent geological feature located on Onekotan Island in Russia’s Kuril Island chain.
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C.
High Lava Plains
The High Lava Plains is a volcanic plateau in southeastern Oregon characterized by extensive basaltic lava flows, scattered cinder cones, and high-elevation desert landscapes.
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D.
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field is a volcanic region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and extensive Pleistocene to Holocene volcanic activity.
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E.
River Calder
The River Calder is a major river in West Yorkshire, England, flowing through several industrial towns before joining the River Aire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
valley ⓘ volcanic valley ⓘ |
| access | by air from King Salmon to Brooks Camp and by road from Brooks Camp ⓘ |
| associatedVolcano |
Mount Katmai
ⓘ
Mount Novarupta ⓘ
surface form:
Novarupta
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByEvent |
Mount Novarupta
ⓘ
surface form:
1912 Novarupta–Katmai eruption
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| currentCondition | most fumaroles have ceased ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| drainage |
Knife Creek
ⓘ
Ukak River ⓘ |
| eruptionDuration | about 60 hours ⓘ |
| eruptionEndDate | June 9, 1912 ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | June 6, 1912 ⓘ |
| eruptionType | Plinian eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionVEI | 6 ⓘ |
| eruptionVolumeTephra |
more than 10 cubic miles
ⓘ
more than 30 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Mount Novarupta
ⓘ
surface form:
Novarupta eruption
|
| geologicalFeature |
ash-filled valley
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ignimbrite plateau ⓘ pyroclastic-flow deposits ⓘ |
| historicObservation | once filled with steaming fumaroles after 1912 eruption ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Katmai National Park and Preserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Katmai National Monument (historic designation)
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| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Katmai National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Alaska Peninsula ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| nameCoinedBy | Robert F. Griggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameCoinedIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | thousands of fumaroles ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | King Salmon, Alaska ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic post-eruption landscape
ⓘ
vast ash plain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mount Katmai
ⓘ
surface form:
Katmai volcanic cluster
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a U.S. national park ⓘ |
| reasonForProtection | preservation of 1912 eruption features ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Alaska
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| scientificSignificance |
classic example of large explosive eruption deposits
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key site for volcanology research ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial |
pumice
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volcanic ash ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
backpacking
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geological sightseeing ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Description of subject: The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a vast ash-filled volcanic valley in Alaska famed for the dramatic landscape created by the 1912 Novarupta eruption.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes formation