Mount Pelée
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Mount Pelée is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique, infamous for its catastrophic 1902 eruption that destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Pelée canonical | 12 |
| 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée | 1 |
| monitor volcanic activity of Mount Pelée | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1224785 — 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 Pelée Context triple: [Martinique, highestPoint, Mount Pelée]
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A.
Soufrière Hills
Soufrière Hills is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for its major eruptions since the mid-1990s that devastated much of the island.
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B.
Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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C.
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora is a massive stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, best known for its cataclysmic 1815 eruption that caused global climatic effects and the "Year Without a Summer."
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D.
Volcán Wolf
Volcán Wolf is a large shield volcano on Isabela Island in the Galápagos, known for its remote location, frequent eruptions, and unique surrounding wildlife.
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E.
Soufrière
Soufrière is a historic coastal town in southwestern Saint Lucia known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Pitons and Sulphur Springs.
- 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 Pelée Target entity description: Mount Pelée is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique, infamous for its catastrophic 1902 eruption that destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre.
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A.
Soufrière Hills
Soufrière Hills is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, known for its major eruptions since the mid-1990s that devastated much of the island.
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B.
Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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C.
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora is a massive stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, best known for its cataclysmic 1815 eruption that caused global climatic effects and the "Year Without a Summer."
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D.
Volcán Wolf
Volcán Wolf is a large shield volcano on Isabela Island in the Galápagos, known for its remote location, frequent eruptions, and unique surrounding wildlife.
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E.
Soufrière
Soufrière is a historic coastal town in southwestern Saint Lucia known for its volcanic landscapes, including the Pitons and Sulphur Springs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
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mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| casualties | about 30000 people ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destroyed | Saint-Pierre ⓘ |
| elevation |
1397 metres
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4583 feet ⓘ |
| eruption1902Effect |
destruction of Saint-Pierre
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widespread regional ashfall ⓘ |
| eruption1902Type | explosive ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | 1902-05-08 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | Pelean eruption ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo | Pelean eruption style ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 14.809°N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 61.165°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater
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lava dome ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ashfall
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lahars ⓘ pyroclastic surges ⓘ |
| hasSurvivorsCount1902 | very few survivors ⓘ |
| hasTourism |
hiking trails
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volcano observatory visits ⓘ |
| inTimeZone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
disaster risk reduction research
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volcanology studies ⓘ |
| knownFor | deadly pyroclastic density currents in 1902 ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1932 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Decade Volcanoes (historical discussions)
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linked to:
Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)
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| locatedIn |
Caribbean
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Lesser Antilles ⓘ Martinique ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Bald Mountain ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Observatoire Volcanologique et Sismologique de Martinique ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
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linked to:
Lesser Antilles
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| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| near |
Fort-de-France Bay
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Saint-Pierre ⓘ |
| notableEruption | 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée ⓘ |
| overlies | subducting North American Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
French overseas department of Martinique
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linked to:
Martinique
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| tectonicPlate | Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | VEI 4 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Pelée Description of subject: Mount Pelée is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Martinique, infamous for its catastrophic 1902 eruption that destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Observatoire volcanologique et sismologique de Martinique
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hasMission
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monitor volcanic activity of Mount Pelée
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linked to: Mount Pelée
linked to: Mount Pelée
subject linked to:
department of Martinique
subject linked to:
department of Martinique