Tolbachik
E45686
Tolbachik is a large basaltic volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its dramatic fissure eruptions and extensive lava fields.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tolbachik canonical | 3 |
| Great Tolbachik Fissure Eruption | 1 |
| Ostry Tolbachik | 1 |
| Plosky Tolbachik | 1 |
| Tolbachik volcanic massif | 1 |
| Tolbachik volcano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347831 — 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: Tolbachik Context triple: [Kamchatka volcanic arc, notableVolcano, Tolbachik]
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A.
Shiveluch
Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and extensive ash plumes.
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B.
Karymsky
Karymsky is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known as one of the region’s most persistently erupting and studied volcanoes.
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C.
Klyuchevskoy
Klyuchevskoy is one of the most active and prominent stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and towering, symmetrical cone.
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D.
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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E.
Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large, shield-shaped volcano in northeastern California known for its extensive lava flows and location within the Cascade 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: Tolbachik Target entity description: Tolbachik is a large basaltic volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its dramatic fissure eruptions and extensive lava fields.
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A.
Shiveluch
Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and extensive ash plumes.
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B.
Karymsky
Karymsky is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known as one of the region’s most persistently erupting and studied volcanoes.
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C.
Klyuchevskoy
Klyuchevskoy is one of the most active and prominent stratovolcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and towering, symmetrical cone.
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D.
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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E.
Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large, shield-shaped volcano in northeastern California known for its extensive lava flows and location within the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basaltic volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ volcano ⓘ |
| composition | basalt ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| elevation |
3682 m
ⓘ
approximately 3680 m ⓘ |
| eruptionEnd | 2013 ⓘ |
| eruptionName |
Great Tolbachik Fissure Eruption
ⓘ
linked to:
Tolbachik
|
| eruptionStart | 27 November 2012 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian-style eruption
ⓘ
Strombolian eruption ⓘ fissure eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionYear |
1975
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ |
| fedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cinder cones
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fissure vents ⓘ lava fields ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ostry Tolbachik
ⓘ
linked to:
Tolbachik
Plosky Tolbachik ⓘ
linked to:
Tolbachik
Tolbachik volcanic massif ⓘ
linked to:
Tolbachik
|
| hazard |
lava flows
ⓘ
tephra fall ⓘ volcanic gases ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 2012–2013 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kamchatka Krai
ⓘ
Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ Russian Far East ⓘ
linked to:
Russia Far East
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ |
| majorEruption | 1975–1976 ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Eastern Range of Kamchatka
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamchatka volcanic arc
|
| near |
Bezymianny volcano
ⓘ
Klyuchevskoy volcano ⓘ
linked to:
Klyuchevskoy
|
| notableFor |
dramatic fissure eruptions
ⓘ
extensive lava fields ⓘ large basaltic lava flows ⓘ long-lived flank eruptions ⓘ |
| region |
Klyuchevskaya volcanic group
ⓘ
linked to:
Klyuchevskoy
|
| tectonicPlate |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
ⓘ
linked to:
Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
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| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamchatka volcanic arc
|
| volcanoType |
shield volcano (lower edifice)
ⓘ
stratovolcano (upper edifice) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tolbachik Description of subject: Tolbachik is a large basaltic volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its dramatic fissure eruptions and extensive lava fields.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tolbachik
linked to: Tolbachik