Masaya Volcano
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Masaya Volcano is an active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua known for its persistent lava lake and easily accessible crater within Masaya Volcano National Park.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masaya Volcano canonical | 6 |
| Masaya Volcano caldera | 1 |
| Masaya caldera | 1 |
| Masaya volcanic complex | 1 |
| Volcán Masaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3910911 — 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: Masaya Volcano Context triple: [Masaya, Nicaragua, locatedNear, Masaya Volcano]
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A.
San Salvador Volcano
San Salvador Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in El Salvador that looms over the capital city and is known for its scenic crater and history of eruptions.
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B.
Turrialba
Turrialba is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica known for its frequent eruptions and significant gas and ash emissions.
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C.
Agua Volcano
Agua Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Guatemala that towers over the colonial city of Antigua and is known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions.
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D.
Momotombo Volcano
Momotombo Volcano is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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E.
San José volcano
San José volcano is a stratovolcano in the central Chilean Andes near the border with Argentina, known for its glaciated summit and history of explosive eruptions.
- 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: Masaya Volcano Target entity description: Masaya Volcano is an active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua known for its persistent lava lake and easily accessible crater within Masaya Volcano National Park.
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A.
San Salvador Volcano
San Salvador Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in El Salvador that looms over the capital city and is known for its scenic crater and history of eruptions.
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B.
Turrialba
Turrialba is an active stratovolcano in central Costa Rica known for its frequent eruptions and significant gas and ash emissions.
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C.
Agua Volcano
Agua Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Guatemala that towers over the colonial city of Antigua and is known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions.
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D.
Momotombo Volcano
Momotombo Volcano is a prominent active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua, known for its symmetrical cone shape and historical eruptions overlooking Lake Managua.
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E.
San José volcano
San José volcano is a stratovolcano in the central Chilean Andes near the border with Argentina, known for its glaciated summit and history of explosive eruptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| age | Holocene ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| distanceToManagua | about 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| elevation |
2083 feet
ⓘ
635 meters ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
phreatomagmatic ⓘ |
| gasComposition | sulfur dioxide rich plume ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Central America Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Central American Volcanic Arc
|
| hasCaldera |
Masaya caldera
ⓘ
linked to:
Masaya Volcano
|
| hasFeature |
degassing plume
ⓘ
easily accessible crater ⓘ fumaroles ⓘ persistent lava lake ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nindirí crater
ⓘ
San Juan crater ⓘ San Pedro crater ⓘ
linked to:
Nindirí crater
Santiago crater ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccessTo | crater rim ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Masaya Volcano National Park visitor center
ⓘ
linked to:
Masaya Volcano National Park
|
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent degassing
ⓘ
nighttime lava glow ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastEruptionStart | 2015 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Masaya Department
ⓘ
western Nicaragua ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish |
Volcán Masaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Masaya Volcano
|
| nearCity |
Managua
ⓘ
Masaya ⓘ
linked to:
Masaya, Nicaragua
|
| parkEstablishmentYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Masaya Volcano National Park ⓘ |
| region | Pacific volcanic chain of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
crater viewing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ lava lake observation ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | tentative World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| volcanicField |
Masaya volcanic complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Masaya Volcano
|
| volcanoType | caldera complex ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masaya Volcano Description of subject: Masaya Volcano is an active stratovolcano in western Nicaragua known for its persistent lava lake and easily accessible crater within Masaya Volcano National Park.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Masaya Volcano
linked to: Masaya Volcano
linked to: Masaya Volcano
linked to: Masaya Volcano
subject linked to:
western Nicaragua
subject linked to:
southwestern Nicaragua