Llullaillaco volcano

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active volcano mountain stratovolcano volcano

Llullaillaco volcano is a massive stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, renowned as one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and the site of exceptionally well-preserved Inca archaeological finds.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Llullaillaco	4
Llullaillaco volcano canonical	3
Llullaillaco Inca sanctuary	1
Llullaillaco National Park	1
Llullaillaco summit area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409271 — 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: Llullaillaco volcano
Context triple: [Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, contains, Llullaillaco volcano]

A. Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
B. Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a massive stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border, recognized as the highest active volcano in the world.
C. Los Vilos
Los Vilos is a coastal Chilean city and commune known for its beaches, fishing activities, and role as a local tourism and transport hub in the Coquimbo Region.
D. Cerro Manqui
Cerro Manqui is a mountain in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical observatories, including the Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory.
E. Nevado San Francisco
Nevado San Francisco is a high Andean stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, known for its towering elevation and location within the arid Puna de Atacama region.
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: Llullaillaco volcano
Target entity description: Llullaillaco volcano is a massive stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, renowned as one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and the site of exceptionally well-preserved Inca archaeological finds.

A. Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
B. Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a massive stratovolcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border, recognized as the highest active volcano in the world.
C. Los Vilos
Los Vilos is a coastal Chilean city and commune known for its beaches, fishing activities, and role as a local tourism and transport hub in the Coquimbo Region.
D. Cerro Manqui
Cerro Manqui is a mountain in Chile’s Atacama Desert that hosts major astronomical observatories, including the Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory.
E. Nevado San Francisco
Nevado San Francisco is a high Andean stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, known for its towering elevation and location within the arid Puna de Atacama region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	active volcano ⓘ mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ volcano ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture	Inca civilization ⓘ linked to: Inca Empire
country	Argentina ⓘ Chile ⓘ
discoveredMummiesYear	1999 ⓘ
elevation	22110 ft ⓘ 6739 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy	B. Köll, J. Köll, H. Neumayer, F. Marmillod, L. Alvarado ⓘ
firstAscentYear	1950 ⓘ
formationProcess	subduction-related volcanism ⓘ
geologicalAge	Quaternary ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite	Llullaillaco Inca sanctuary ⓘ linked to: Llullaillaco volcano
hasClimate	cold desert climate ⓘ
hasCrater	summit crater ⓘ
hasGlaciers	small glaciers and perennial snowfields ⓘ
hasNearbyDesert	Atacama Desert ⓘ
hasPermafrost	yes ⓘ
hasSummitFeature	lava dome ⓘ
hasSummitTemperature	very low mean annual temperature ⓘ
hasVegetation	very sparse high-altitude vegetation ⓘ
hasVolcanicRockType	andesite ⓘ dacite ⓘ
highestArchaeologicalSite	among highest in the world ⓘ
isOneOf	highest active volcanoes in the world ⓘ highest volcanoes in the world ⓘ
knownFor	exceptionally well-preserved Inca mummies ⓘ high-altitude Inca archaeological sites ⓘ
lastEruption	19th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Puna de Atacama ⓘ South America ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	Argentina ⓘ Chile ⓘ
mountainRange	Andes ⓘ
nameLanguage	Quechua ⓘ
nameMeaning	likely related to "llulla" (false, deceitful) and "yaku" (water) in Quechua ⓘ
prominence	about 2340 m ⓘ
protectedArea	Llullaillaco National Park (Argentina) ⓘ Llullaillaco National Reserve (Chile) ⓘ
region	Antofagasta Region ⓘ Salta Province ⓘ
tectonicSetting	Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate ⓘ
type	stratovolcano ⓘ
usedFor	archaeological research ⓘ high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt	Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ

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