Great Sitkin Volcano
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Great Sitkin Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for frequent eruptions and hazardous ash emissions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Sitkin Volcano canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6212633 — 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: Great Sitkin Volcano Context triple: [Adak Island, hasVolcano, Great Sitkin Volcano]
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A.
Iliamna Volcano
Iliamna Volcano is a large, glacier-covered stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula known for its persistent fumarolic activity and location within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
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B.
Kiska Volcano
Kiska Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for its historical eruptions and remote, rugged setting.
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C.
Shishaldin Volcano
Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
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D.
Akutan volcanic complex
The Akutan volcanic complex is a geologically active volcanic area in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that includes Mount Akutan and associated vents, lava flows, and geothermal features.
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E.
Mount Pavlof
Mount Pavlof is one of Alaska’s most active stratovolcanoes, located near the eastern end of the Aleutian 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: Great Sitkin Volcano Target entity description: Great Sitkin Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for frequent eruptions and hazardous ash emissions.
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A.
Iliamna Volcano
Iliamna Volcano is a large, glacier-covered stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula known for its persistent fumarolic activity and location within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
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B.
Kiska Volcano
Kiska Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for its historical eruptions and remote, rugged setting.
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C.
Shishaldin Volcano
Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
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D.
Akutan volcanic complex
The Akutan volcanic complex is a geologically active volcanic area in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands that includes Mount Akutan and associated vents, lava flows, and geothermal features.
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E.
Mount Pavlof
Mount Pavlof is one of Alaska’s most active stratovolcanoes, located near the eastern end of the Aleutian volcanic arc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ subduction-zone volcano ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distanceToAdak | about 43 km east ⓘ |
| elevation |
1743 m
ⓘ
5718 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | frequently active in the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct |
ash clouds
ⓘ
blocky lava flows ⓘ lava domes ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
effusive lava effusion
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| governedBy |
State of Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| hasAlternativeName | Great Sitkin ⓘ |
| hasCaldera | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flank lava flows
ⓘ
hydrothermal system ⓘ lava dome ⓘ summit crater ⓘ |
| hasTopographicProminence | high relative to Great Sitkin Island ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
aviation ash hazard ⓘ lahars ⓘ lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| lastEruptionPeriod | 2021–ongoing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Great Sitkin Island ⓘ North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ocean
|
| monitoredBy |
Alaska Volcano Observatory
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Aleutian volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska-Aleutian volcanic belt
|
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Adak
ⓘ
linked to:
Adak Island
|
| notableEruption |
1945 eruption
ⓘ
1974 eruption ⓘ 2021 eruption ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands volcanic region
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska-Aleutian volcanic belt
|
| region | central Aleutian Islands ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ |
| summitCraterDiameter | about 2.5 km ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Aleutian Arc ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 311120 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Sitkin Volcano Description of subject: Great Sitkin Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, known for frequent eruptions and hazardous ash emissions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.