Puʻu ʻŌʻō
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the flank of Kīlauea in Hawaii, famous for its long-lived and highly active lava eruptions that reshaped the surrounding landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puʻu ʻŌʻō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T832243 — 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: Puʻu ʻŌʻō Context triple: [Kīlauea, hasVent, Puʻu ʻŌʻō]
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A.
Mauna Kahalawai
Mauna Kahalawai, also known as the West Maui Mountains, is an eroded shield volcano forming the rugged western portion of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
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B.
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.
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C.
Molokini Crater
Molokini Crater is a partially submerged volcanic caldera off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, renowned as a premier snorkeling and scuba diving destination for its clear waters and vibrant marine life.
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D.
Kailua
Kailua is a coastal town on the windward side of Oahu in Hawaii, known for its scenic beaches and relaxed residential atmosphere.
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E.
Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, famed for its dramatic conical shape and its role as Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
- 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: Puʻu ʻŌʻō Target entity description: Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the flank of Kīlauea in Hawaii, famous for its long-lived and highly active lava eruptions that reshaped the surrounding landscape.
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A.
Mauna Kahalawai
Mauna Kahalawai, also known as the West Maui Mountains, is an eroded shield volcano forming the rugged western portion of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
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B.
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.
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C.
Molokini Crater
Molokini Crater is a partially submerged volcanic caldera off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, renowned as a premier snorkeling and scuba diving destination for its clear waters and vibrant marine life.
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D.
Kailua
Kailua is a coastal town on the windward side of Oahu in Hawaii, known for its scenic beaches and relaxed residential atmosphere.
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E.
Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, famed for its dramatic conical shape and its role as Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian volcano feature
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cinder cone ⓘ volcanic cone ⓘ |
| activityStatus | no surface eruptive activity since 2018 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Episode 48 of Kīlauea eruption
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Kupaianaha vent ⓘ |
| collapseLinkedTo | 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| destroyed |
Kalapana community (by lava flows)
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Royal Gardens subdivision (by lava flows) ⓘ sections of Chain of Craters Road ⓘ |
| elevationApprox | ~720 m above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionDuration | approximately 35 years ⓘ |
| eruptionEndDate | 2018-04-30 ⓘ |
| eruptionSeriesOf | Kīlauea East Rift Zone ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | 1983-01-03 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian
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effusive ⓘ |
| firstMajorEruptionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| gasEmissionType | sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lava flows
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tephra ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive lava flows
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highly active lava effusion ⓘ long-lived eruption ⓘ reshaping surrounding landscape ⓘ |
| lavaComposition | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| liesOn |
Kīlauea East Rift Zone
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surface form:
East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
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| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi (island)
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surface form:
Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Hawaiʻi
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Puna District ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlankOf | Kīlauea ⓘ |
| locatedOnVolcano | Kīlauea ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
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| namedAfter | Hawaiian word "ʻōʻō" (Hawaiian honeycreeper) ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| partOf | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park vicinity ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
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surface form:
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain hotspot system
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| producedFeature |
lava fields in Puna
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new coastal land ⓘ |
| significantEventDate |
2011-03-05 fissure eruption near Puʻu ʻŌʻō
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2018-04-30 crater floor collapse ⓘ |
| state |
Hawaii
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surface form:
Hawaiʻi
|
| volcanoType | basaltic shield volcano vent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puʻu ʻŌʻō Description of subject: Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the flank of Kīlauea in Hawaii, famous for its long-lived and highly active lava eruptions that reshaped the surrounding landscape.
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