Kīlauea summit caldera
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Kīlauea summit caldera is the large volcanic depression at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, known for frequent eruptions and dramatic lava lake activity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kīlauea Caldera | 3 |
| Kīlauea summit caldera canonical | 3 |
| Kīlauea summit | 2 |
| Kīlauea Caldera rim | 1 |
| Kīlauea caldera | 1 |
| Kīlauea summit region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4723949 — 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: Kīlauea summit caldera Context triple: [Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, isPartOf, Kīlauea summit caldera]
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Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
Halemaʻumaʻu Crater is a lava-filled pit crater within the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi, renowned in Hawaiian tradition as the home of the volcano goddess Pele and as a site of frequent volcanic activity.
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Mokuʻāweoweo caldera
Mokuʻāweoweo caldera is the large summit caldera at the top of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, known as the central site of its volcanic activity.
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Kīlauea
Kīlauea is one of the world’s most active shield volcanoes, located on Hawaii’s Big Island and renowned for its frequent eruptions and lava flows.
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Hualālai volcano
Hualālai volcano is an active shield volcano on the western side of Hawaiʻi Island, known for its relatively recent eruptions and proximity to the Kona coast.
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Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
- 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: Kīlauea summit caldera Target entity description: Kīlauea summit caldera is the large volcanic depression at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, known for frequent eruptions and dramatic lava lake activity.
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Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
Halemaʻumaʻu Crater is a lava-filled pit crater within the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi, renowned in Hawaiian tradition as the home of the volcano goddess Pele and as a site of frequent volcanic activity.
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Mokuʻāweoweo caldera
Mokuʻāweoweo caldera is the large summit caldera at the top of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, known as the central site of its volcanic activity.
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C.
Kīlauea
Kīlauea is one of the world’s most active shield volcanoes, located on Hawaii’s Big Island and renowned for its frequent eruptions and lava flows.
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D.
Hualālai volcano
Hualālai volcano is an active shield volcano on the western side of Hawaiʻi Island, known for its relatively recent eruptions and proximity to the Kona coast.
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E.
Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Pele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Halemaʻumaʻu crater
NERFINISHED
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fumarole fields ⓘ lava lake of Halemaʻumaʻu (intermittent) ⓘ sulfur deposits ⓘ summit magma reservoir (subsurface) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | sacred site in Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ |
| dominantLavaType | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| dominantMagmaType | basalt ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1200 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | effusive ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
2008–2018 summit lava lake activity
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2018 Kīlauea eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ 2018 Kīlauea summit collapse ⓘ 2020–2021 summit eruption ⓘ 2021 summit eruption ⓘ 2023 summit eruption ⓘ |
| formationProcess | repeated summit collapse during large eruptions ⓘ |
| gasEmission |
carbon dioxide
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hydrogen sulfide ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ water vapor ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ash deposits
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fault scarps ⓘ lava flows ⓘ ring faults ⓘ steep caldera walls ⓘ tephra layers ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Jaggar Museum overlook (historical)
NERFINISHED
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Kīlauea Overlook NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldron Ledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
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ground deformation ⓘ lava flows ⓘ rockfalls from caldera walls ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| hotspot | Hawaii hotspot ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Hawaiian Islands
NERFINISHED
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Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kīlauea volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent eruptions
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intense volcanic degassing ⓘ persistent lava lake activity ⓘ summit collapse events ⓘ |
| lastMajorCollapse | 2018 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Kīlauea volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedOn | Hawaiʻi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate hotspot ⓘ |
| typicalEruptionVEI | 0–2 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | shield volcano caldera ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3 kilometers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kīlauea summit caldera Description of subject: Kīlauea summit caldera is the large volcanic depression at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, known for frequent eruptions and dramatic lava lake activity.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea summit region
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea Caldera
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea Caldera
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea summit
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea caldera
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea Caldera rim
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea Caldera
this entity surface form:
Kīlauea summit