Taal Volcano
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Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taal Volcano canonical | 12 |
| Taal Volcano Protected Landscape | 2 |
| Taal | 1 |
| Taal Caldera | 1 |
| Taal Volcano system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T800895 — 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: Taal Volcano Context triple: [Luzon, hasVolcano, Taal Volcano]
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A.
Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines famed for its near-perfect conical shape and frequent eruptions.
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B.
Maderas Volcano
Maderas Volcano is a dormant stratovolcano on Ometepe Island in southwestern Nicaragua, known for its cloud forest, crater lake, and rich biodiversity.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Taal Volcano Target entity description: Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.
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A.
Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines famed for its near-perfect conical shape and frequent eruptions.
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B.
Maderas Volcano
Maderas Volcano is a dormant stratovolcano on Ometepe Island in southwestern Nicaragua, known for its cloud forest, crater lake, and rich biodiversity.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
complex volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PHIVOLCS monitoring ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| elevation | about 311 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Plinian
ⓘ
Strombolian ⓘ phreatomagmatic ⓘ |
| etymology | "Taal" meaning "native" or "indigenous" in Tagalog ⓘ |
| governingBody | local governments of Batangas lakeshore towns ⓘ |
| hasCalderaDiameter | about 25 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 14.002°N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 120.993°E ⓘ |
| hasCraterLakeDiameter | about 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater lake
ⓘ
fumaroles ⓘ main crater ⓘ phreatomagmatic vents ⓘ |
| hasIslandInCraterLake | Vulcan Point (historical feature) ⓘ |
| hasLake | Taal Lake ⓘ |
| hasVEI | VEI 6 (historical maximum) ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
base surges ⓘ lake tsunamis ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic earthquakes ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)
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most active volcanoes in the Philippines ⓘ |
| lastEruptionStart | 12 January 2020 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Global Volcanism Program
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surface form:
Global Volcanism Program database
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| locatedIn |
Batangas
ⓘ
surface form:
Batangas province
Calabarzon region ⓘ Luzon ⓘ |
| locatedInOrOn | Taal Lake ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Volcano Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Global Volcanism Program
ⓘ
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ⓘ
surface form:
PHIVOLCS
|
| nameLanguage | Tagalog ⓘ |
| nearCity |
San Nicolas, Batangas
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Tagaytay ⓘ Talisay, Batangas ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
1754 eruption
ⓘ
1911 eruption ⓘ 1965 eruption ⓘ 1968 eruption ⓘ 1969 eruption ⓘ 1977 eruption ⓘ 2020 eruption ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| prominence | about 300 meters ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | part of Taal Volcano Protected Landscape ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Taal Volcano Island trekking
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viewpoints in Tagaytay Ridge ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Luzon Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Luzon volcanic arc
|
| volcanoNumber | 273070 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | caldera system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taal Volcano Description of subject: Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taal Volcano Protected Landscape
this entity surface form:
Taal Volcano Protected Landscape
this entity surface form:
Taal Volcano system
this entity surface form:
Taal
this entity surface form:
Taal Caldera