Minamidake crater
E420819
Minamidake crater is a principal active summit crater of the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known for frequent explosive eruptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minamidake crater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4203250 — 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: Minamidake crater Context triple: [Sakurajima, hasCrater, Minamidake crater]
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A.
Shikotsu caldera
Shikotsu caldera is a large volcanic depression in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic caldera lake and geothermal features.
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B.
Shiraike Jigoku
Shiraike Jigoku is a famous “white pond hell” hot spring in Beppu, Japan, known for its milky-white, geothermally heated waters and scenic garden setting.
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C.
Uzon caldera
Uzon caldera is a large volcanic depression in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, renowned for its active geothermal features, hot springs, and diverse volcanic landscapes within the Kamchatka volcanic arc.
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D.
Ushishir Volcano
Ushishir Volcano is an active volcanic complex forming part of a partially submerged caldera in the central Kuril Islands of Russia.
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E.
Toya caldera
Toya caldera is a large volcanic caldera in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic lake, hot springs, and frequent volcanic activity.
- 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: Minamidake crater Target entity description: Minamidake crater is a principal active summit crater of the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known for frequent explosive eruptions.
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A.
Shikotsu caldera
Shikotsu caldera is a large volcanic depression in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic caldera lake and geothermal features.
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B.
Shiraike Jigoku
Shiraike Jigoku is a famous “white pond hell” hot spring in Beppu, Japan, known for its milky-white, geothermally heated waters and scenic garden setting.
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C.
Uzon caldera
Uzon caldera is a large volcanic depression in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, renowned for its active geothermal features, hot springs, and diverse volcanic landscapes within the Kamchatka volcanic arc.
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D.
Ushishir Volcano
Ushishir Volcano is an active volcanic complex forming part of a partially submerged caldera in the central Kuril Islands of Russia.
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E.
Toya caldera
Toya caldera is a large volcanic caldera in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic lake, hot springs, and frequent volcanic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcanic feature
ⓘ
summit crater ⓘ volcanic crater ⓘ |
| activityStatus | active ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Showa crater ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| eruptionColumn | ash plumes rising several kilometers ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | frequent ⓘ |
| eruptionObservation | visible from Kagoshima City waterfront ⓘ |
| eruptionProducts | andesitic magma ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian activity
ⓘ
Vulcanian eruptions ⓘ explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Aira caldera system
ⓘ
linked to:
Aira Caldera
|
| hazardType |
ash fall
ⓘ
ballistic projectiles ⓘ pyroclastic density currents ⓘ tephra fall ⓘ |
| hostVolcano |
Sakurajima volcano
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima
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| knownFor |
ash emissions
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frequent explosive eruptions ⓘ vulcanic bombs ejection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ Sakurajima ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency |
Japan Meteorological Agency
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Sakurajima Volcano Research Center ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima Volcano Observatory
|
| nearbyCity | Kagoshima City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sakurajima volcano
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima
|
| partOfVolcanicArc |
Ryukyu volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryukyu island arc
|
| region |
Sakurajima Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima
|
| riskZone | Sakurajima exclusion zones around summit ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | long-term monitoring of explosive activity ⓘ |
| significance | principal active summit crater of Sakurajima ⓘ |
| subductionOf | Philippine Sea Plate beneath Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| summitCraterOf |
Sakurajima volcano
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakurajima
|
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| tourismAspect | observed from designated viewpoints on Sakurajima ⓘ |
| typicalPhenomena |
incandescent ejecta at night
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loud explosion sounds ⓘ shock waves ⓘ |
| usedFor | studies of conduit processes in andesitic volcanoes ⓘ |
| volcanicAlertLevelManagedBy | Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ |
| volcanoTypeOfHost | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minamidake crater Description of subject: Minamidake crater is a principal active summit crater of the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, known for frequent explosive eruptions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.