Mount Yasur
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Mount Yasur is a highly active stratovolcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu, famous for its frequent, easily observable eruptions and accessibility to visitors.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Yasur canonical | 8 |
| Mount Yasur volcano | 2 |
| Mount Yasur area | 1 |
| active volcano Mount Yasur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1311357 — 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 Yasur Context triple: [Vanuatu, hasActiveVolcano, Mount Yasur]
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A.
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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B.
Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous stratovolcanoes, located on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta.
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C.
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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D.
Misti volcano
Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and its looming presence over the city of Arequipa.
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E.
Agrihan volcano
Agrihan volcano is a large stratovolcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, notable for forming the highest peak in the archipelago and being part of the active Mariana volcanic arc.
- 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 Yasur Target entity description: Mount Yasur is a highly active stratovolcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu, famous for its frequent, easily observable eruptions and accessibility to visitors.
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A.
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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B.
Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous stratovolcanoes, located on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta.
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C.
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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D.
Misti volcano
Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and its looming presence over the city of Arequipa.
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E.
Agrihan volcano
Agrihan volcano is a large stratovolcano in the Northern Mariana Islands, notable for forming the highest peak in the archipelago and being part of the active Mariana volcanic arc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| access | road access close to summit ⓘ |
| activityStatus | persistently active ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yasur Volcano ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vanuatu volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hebrides volcanic arc
|
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in local kastom (custom) of Tanna ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,184 feet
ⓘ
approximately 361 metres ⓘ |
| emits |
ash
ⓘ
lava bombs ⓘ volcanic gases ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasAlertLevels | volcanic alert level system used ⓘ |
| hasCrater | summit crater ⓘ |
| hasFrequentExplosions | yes ⓘ |
| hasLavaLake | intermittent or transient lava lake activity reported ⓘ |
| hazards |
ashfall
ⓘ
ballistic projectiles ⓘ tephra fall ⓘ volcanic gas exposure ⓘ |
| isAccessibleTo | tourists with guides ⓘ |
| languageRegion | area of Tanna languages ⓘ |
| lastEruption | ongoing in 21st century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tafea Province
ⓘ
southern Vanuatu ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Indo-Australian Plate
ⓘ
Tanna Island ⓘ
linked to:
Tanna
|
| monitoredBy | Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department ⓘ |
| near |
Pacific Plate boundary
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Plate boundary system
Sulphur Bay ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Isangel
ⓘ
Lenakel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessibility to visitors
ⓘ
easily observable eruptions ⓘ frequent small eruptions ⓘ |
| numberOfMainCraters | three ⓘ |
| partOf | New Hebrides volcanic arc ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Vanuatu ⓘ |
| typicalEruptionFrequency | multiple explosions per hour ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | within cultural landscape of Tanna considered for recognition ⓘ |
| viewingTime | often visited at night for glow and eruptions ⓘ |
| 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: Mount Yasur Description of subject: Mount Yasur is a highly active stratovolcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu, famous for its frequent, easily observable eruptions and accessibility to visitors.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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