Mount Suribachi
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Mount Suribachi is a volcanic peak on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, historically famous as the site where U.S. Marines raised the American flag during World War II, an event immortalized in an iconic photograph.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Suribachi canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88969 — 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: Mount Suribachi Context triple: [Battle of Iwo Jima, notableLocation, Mount Suribachi]
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A.
Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi is a prominent volcanic mountain in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, known for its caldera lakes, scenic hiking trails, and cultural significance in local folklore.
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B.
Diamond Head
Diamond Head is a famous volcanic tuff cone and iconic natural landmark overlooking Waikiki on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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C.
Mount Garibaldi
Mount Garibaldi is a glaciated stratovolcano in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its prominent peak overlooking the Sea-to-Sky region near Squamish.
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D.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is the biblical mountain in the Sinai Peninsula where Moses is traditionally believed to have received God's law, making it a central site in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.
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E.
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island renowned both as the state’s tallest mountain and as one of the world’s premier sites for astronomical observatories.
- 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: Mount Suribachi Target entity description: Mount Suribachi is a volcanic peak on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, historically famous as the site where U.S. Marines raised the American flag during World War II, an event immortalized in an iconic photograph.
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A.
Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi is a prominent volcanic mountain in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture, known for its caldera lakes, scenic hiking trails, and cultural significance in local folklore.
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B.
Diamond Head
Diamond Head is a famous volcanic tuff cone and iconic natural landmark overlooking Waikiki on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
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C.
Mount Garibaldi
Mount Garibaldi is a glaciated stratovolcano in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its prominent peak overlooking the Sea-to-Sky region near Squamish.
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D.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is the biblical mountain in the Sinai Peninsula where Moses is traditionally believed to have received God's law, making it a central site in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.
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E.
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island renowned both as the state’s tallest mountain and as one of the world’s premier sites for astronomical observatories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic mountain ⓘ |
| access | restricted military island ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Joe Rosenthal ⓘ |
| battleDateContext | February–March 1945 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Marine Corps War Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
|
| controlledByDuringWWII | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse | Japanese Self-Defense Forces facilities vicinity ⓘ |
| elevation |
169 meters
ⓘ
554 feet ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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surface form:
World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
first flag-raising on Iwo Jima ⓘ second flag-raising on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| flagRaisedBy |
United States Marine Corps
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surface form:
U.S. Marines
|
| formedBy | subduction-related volcanism ⓘ |
| geologicalType | andesitic volcano ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 24.756 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 141.290 ⓘ |
| hasFortifications | Japanese defensive positions in WWII ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTunnels | yes ⓘ |
| immortalizedIn |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
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surface form:
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
|
| islandPosition | southern tip of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ogasawara Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
Volcano Islands ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Volcano Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Volcano Islands arc
|
| nameLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | grinding-bowl mountain ⓘ |
| nativeName | 摺鉢山 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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site of U.S. flag-raising in World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iwo Jima
ⓘ
Volcano Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Volcano Islands, Japan
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| strategicImportance |
commanding view of Iwo Jima airfields
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key objective during Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American military sacrifice in World War II
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U.S. victory in the Pacific War ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Izu–Bonin Arc
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surface form:
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Suribachi Description of subject: Mount Suribachi is a volcanic peak on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, historically famous as the site where U.S. Marines raised the American flag during World War II, an event immortalized in an iconic photograph.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.