Esmeralda Bank
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Esmeralda Bank is a notable submarine volcano located within the Mariana volcanic arc in the western Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Esmeralda Bank canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T434208 — 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: Esmeralda Bank Context triple: [Mariana volcanic arc, hasNotableSubmarineVolcano, Esmeralda Bank]
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A.
Stellwagen Bank
Stellwagen Bank is a shallow underwater plateau in the Gulf of Maine renowned as a rich marine habitat and premier whale-watching area within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
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B.
Robbins Reef
Robbins Reef is a small rocky shoal in Upper New York Bay best known as the site of the historic Robbins Reef Lighthouse, which has long guided ships entering New York Harbor.
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C.
St. Andrews Bay
St. Andrews Bay is a coastal inlet and estuarine body of water in Bay County, Florida, known for its recreational boating, fishing, and scenic waterfront.
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D.
Dead Horse Bay
Dead Horse Bay is a coastal inlet in Brooklyn, New York, known for its exposed shoreline littered with historical debris and glass bottles from a former landfill.
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E.
St. Anastasia Island
St. Anastasia Island is a small Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, known for its historic monastery, lighthouse, and role as a former political prison, now a popular tourist destination.
- 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: Esmeralda Bank Target entity description: Esmeralda Bank is a notable submarine volcano located within the Mariana volcanic arc in the western Pacific Ocean.
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A.
Stellwagen Bank
Stellwagen Bank is a shallow underwater plateau in the Gulf of Maine renowned as a rich marine habitat and premier whale-watching area within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
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B.
Robbins Reef
Robbins Reef is a small rocky shoal in Upper New York Bay best known as the site of the historic Robbins Reef Lighthouse, which has long guided ships entering New York Harbor.
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C.
St. Andrews Bay
St. Andrews Bay is a coastal inlet and estuarine body of water in Bay County, Florida, known for its recreational boating, fishing, and scenic waterfront.
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D.
Dead Horse Bay
Dead Horse Bay is a coastal inlet in Brooklyn, New York, known for its exposed shoreline littered with historical debris and glass bottles from a former landfill.
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E.
St. Anastasia Island
St. Anastasia Island is a small Bulgarian island in the Black Sea, known for its historic monastery, lighthouse, and role as a former political prison, now a popular tourist destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount
ⓘ
submarine volcano ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rocks ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discoveredBy | oceanographic surveys ⓘ |
| elevation | summit rises to about 43 m below sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active hydrothermal system
ⓘ
fumarolic activity ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ multiple summit craters ⓘ |
| hazardType |
submarine eruption
ⓘ
tsunami potential ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Mariana Islands
Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Saipan
ⓘ
Tinian ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mariana forearc region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mariana subduction zone
|
| monitoredBy |
NOAA
ⓘ
U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ
linked to:
United States Geological Survey
|
| namedAfter |
Esmeralda (ship or historical name)
ⓘ
linked to:
Corvette Esmeralda
|
| overridingPlate | Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Bonin Arc
|
| relativeLocation |
north of Tinian
ⓘ
south of Saipan ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| summitDepth | approximately 43 m ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| volcanicArc |
Mariana Arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Mariana volcanic arc
|
| volcanicStatus | potentially active ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esmeralda Bank Description of subject: Esmeralda Bank is a notable submarine volcano located within the Mariana volcanic arc in the western Pacific Ocean.
Referenced by (1)
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