Popocatépetl
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Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano in central Mexico, renowned as one of the country’s highest peaks and most frequently erupting volcanoes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popocatépetl canonical | 18 |
| Popocatépetl volcano | 14 |
| El Popocatépetl | 1 |
| Popocatepetl | 1 |
| Popocatépetl (Nahuatl) | 1 |
| Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T518285 — 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: Popocatépetl Context triple: [Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, contains, Popocatépetl]
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A.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
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B.
San Pedro volcano
San Pedro volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation, arid surroundings, and association with the Central Volcanic Zone.
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C.
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Puebla and Veracruz that is both Mexico’s tallest mountain and the third-highest peak in North America.
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D.
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, known for its colonial architecture, mountainous surroundings, and proximity to the country’s highest peak, Pico de Orizaba.
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E.
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.
- 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: Popocatépetl Target entity description: Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano in central Mexico, renowned as one of the country’s highest peaks and most frequently erupting volcanoes.
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A.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
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B.
San Pedro volcano
San Pedro volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation, arid surroundings, and association with the Central Volcanic Zone.
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C.
Pico de Orizaba
Pico de Orizaba is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Puebla and Veracruz that is both Mexico’s tallest mountain and the third-highest peak in North America.
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D.
Orizaba
Orizaba is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, known for its colonial architecture, mountainous surroundings, and proximity to the country’s highest peak, Pico de Orizaba.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Don Goyo
ⓘ
El Popo ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | generally closed to public due to activity ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Aztec mythology
ⓘ
symbol of central Mexico ⓘ |
| distanceFromMexicoCity | about 70 kilometers southeast ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 17802 feet
ⓘ
approximately 5426 meters ⓘ |
| eruptiveStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ explosive ⓘ |
| forms |
Popocatépetl
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex
|
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCraterDiameter | approximately 400 to 600 meters ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | yes (historically, now greatly reduced) ⓘ |
| hasLavaComposition |
andesitic
ⓘ
dacitic ⓘ |
| hasProminence | over 3000 meters ⓘ |
| hasSummitCrater | yes ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
highest peaks in Mexico
ⓘ
most active volcanoes in Mexico ⓘ |
| isPairedWith | Iztaccíhuatl ⓘ |
| isStratovolcanoOf | subduction zone ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom |
Valley of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City Valley
|
| lastEruption | ongoing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morelos
ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ State of Mexico ⓘ Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
CENAPRED
ⓘ
National Autonomous University of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
UNAM
|
| mountainRange | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Smoking Mountain ⓘ |
| near | Mexico City ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Popocatépetl Description of subject: Popocatépetl is an active stratovolcano in central Mexico, renowned as one of the country’s highest peaks and most frequently erupting volcanoes.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl–Iztaccíhuatl volcanic complex
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl (Nahuatl)
this entity surface form:
Popocatepetl
this entity surface form:
El Popocatépetl
this entity surface form:
Popocatépetl volcano