Long Valley Caldera
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Long Valley Caldera is a large volcanic depression in eastern California known for its geothermal activity, seismic unrest, and proximity to the Sierra Nevada and Mammoth Lakes.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T420359 — 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: Long Valley Caldera Context triple: [Mammoth Lakes area, hasNearby, Long Valley Caldera]
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River Calder
The River Calder is a major river in West Yorkshire, England, flowing through several industrial towns before joining the River Aire.
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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.
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Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
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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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Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Washington State, USA, best known for its catastrophic 1980 eruption that dramatically reshaped its summit and surrounding landscape.
- 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: Long Valley Caldera Target entity description: Long Valley Caldera is a large volcanic depression in eastern California known for its geothermal activity, seismic unrest, and proximity to the Sierra Nevada and Mammoth Lakes.
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A.
River Calder
The River Calder is a major river in West Yorkshire, England, flowing through several industrial towns before joining the River Aire.
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B.
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.
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C.
Newberry Volcano
Newberry Volcano is a large shield-shaped volcanic complex in central Oregon known for its expansive caldera, numerous lava flows and cinder cones, and active geothermal features.
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D.
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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E.
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Washington State, USA, best known for its catastrophic 1980 eruption that dramatically reshaped its summit and surrounding landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caldera
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supervolcano ⓘ volcanic depression ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 450 square kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 32 kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | 17 kilometers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| elevation | about 2,100–3,400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionType | explosive ⓘ |
| formationCause | catastrophic explosive eruption ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| geothermalDevelopmentArea | Casa Diablo power plants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Bishop Tuff
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fumaroles ⓘ geothermal activity ⓘ hot springs ⓘ hydrothermal systems ⓘ resurgent dome ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Casa Diablo geothermal field
ⓘ
Hot Creek geothermal area ⓘ
linked to:
Hot Creek Geological Site
Mammoth Lakes ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth Lakes area
|
| hazardType |
ash-fall hazard
ⓘ
hydrothermal explosions ⓘ pyroclastic flows (in large eruptions) ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
geophysical research
ⓘ
volcano hazard assessments ⓘ volcanological studies ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruption | about 760,000 years ago ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionProduct | Bishop Tuff ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mono County, California
ⓘ
eastern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mammoth Lakes, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth Lakes area
Mammoth Mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | USGS California Volcano Observatory ⓘ |
| monitoredFor |
gas emissions
ⓘ
ground deformation ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ |
| nearbyPopulationCenter |
Town of Mammoth Lakes
ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth Lakes area
|
| overseenBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Long Valley volcanic region ⓘ
linked to:
Long Valley Caldera
|
| riskLevel | potentially active volcano ⓘ |
| shows |
ground uplift episodes
ⓘ
seismic unrest ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | extensional regime ⓘ |
| usedFor | geothermal power generation ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Basin and Range extensional province
ⓘ
linked to:
Basin and Range Province
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Valley Caldera Description of subject: Long Valley Caldera is a large volcanic depression in eastern California known for its geothermal activity, seismic unrest, and proximity to the Sierra Nevada and Mammoth Lakes.
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eastern California
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Horseshoe Lake
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