Mount Ruapehu
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Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its ski fields, crater lake, and status as the country’s largest active volcano.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Ruapehu canonical | 46 |
| Mount Ruapehu volcanic complex | 1 |
| Mount Ruapehu volcanic system | 1 |
| Mt Ruapehu | 1 |
| Ruapehu Volcanic Centre | 1 |
| Ruapehu volcano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475776 — 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 Ruapehu Context triple: [Tongariro National Park, hasVolcano, Mount Ruapehu]
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A.
Tupungatito volcano
Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.
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B.
Ubinas volcano
Ubinas volcano is an active stratovolcano in southern Peru known for its frequent eruptions and status as one of the country's most hazardous volcanoes.
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C.
Lascar volcano
Lascar volcano is an active stratovolcano in northern Chile known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
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D.
Licancabur volcano
Licancabur volcano is a prominent, near-symmetrical stratovolcano on the Chile–Bolivia border, famed for its high-altitude crater lake and significance in Andean geology and local indigenous culture.
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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: Mount Ruapehu Target entity description: Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its ski fields, crater lake, and status as the country’s largest active volcano.
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A.
Tupungatito volcano
Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.
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B.
Ubinas volcano
Ubinas volcano is an active stratovolcano in southern Peru known for its frequent eruptions and status as one of the country's most hazardous volcanoes.
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C.
Lascar volcano
Lascar volcano is an active stratovolcano in northern Chile known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
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D.
Licancabur volcano
Licancabur volcano is a prominent, near-symmetrical stratovolcano on the Chile–Bolivia border, famed for its high-altitude crater lake and significance in Andean geology and local indigenous culture.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Māori traditions
ⓘ
sacred to Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi ⓘ |
| elevation |
2797 m
ⓘ
9177 ft ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Quaternary period ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeName | Te Wai ā-moe ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater lake
ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ ski fields ⓘ summit plateau ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ash fall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic activity ⓘ |
| hasLaharWarningSystem | ERLAWS ⓘ |
| hasSkiArea |
Turoa Ski Area
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surface form:
Tūroa Ski Area
Whakapapa Ski Area ⓘ formerly Tukino Ski Field ⓘ |
| hasSummit |
Paretetaitonga
ⓘ
Tahurangi ⓘ Te Heuheu ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicAlertLevelSystem |
GeoNet
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Volcanic Alert Level system
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| highestPointOf | North Island ⓘ |
| isLargest | largest active volcano in New Zealand ⓘ |
| isMajor | major ski destination in New Zealand ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 2012 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Island
ⓘ
New Zealand volcanic zones ⓘ
surface form:
Taupō Volcanic Zone
Tongariro National Park ⓘ central North Island ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GNS Science
ⓘ
GeoNet ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
National Park Village
ⓘ
Ohakune ⓘ Turangi ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
1945 eruption
ⓘ
1995–1996 eruption ⓘ 2007 eruption ⓘ |
| partOf |
Okataina Volcanic Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Taupō Volcanic Zone arc
|
| protectedBy | Tongariro National Park ⓘ |
| region |
Manawatū-Whanganui Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Manawatū-Whanganui
Waikato ⓘ |
| typicalCraterLakeTemperatureRange | cold to >40 °C during unrest ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Ruapehu Description of subject: Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its ski fields, crater lake, and status as the country’s largest active volcano.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mt Ruapehu