La Soufrière
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La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Soufrière canonical | 7 |
| La Soufrière volcano | 3 |
| 1902 eruption of La Soufrière | 1 |
| La Soufrière volcanic center | 1 |
| Soufrière St. Vincent | 1 |
| Soufrière volcano (Saint Vincent) | 1 |
| Soufrière volcano geothermal area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T571975 — 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: La Soufrière Context triple: [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, hasVolcano, La Soufrière]
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A.
Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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B.
Lascar volcano
Lascar volcano is an active stratovolcano in northern Chile known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
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C.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
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D.
Tupungatito volcano
Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.
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E.
Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, famed for its dramatic conical shape and its role as Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
- 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: La Soufrière Target entity description: La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
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A.
Cumbre Vieja
Cumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, known for its frequent eruptions and significant impact on the region’s landscape and communities.
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B.
Lascar volcano
Lascar volcano is an active stratovolcano in northern Chile known for its frequent eruptions and prominent ash plumes within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
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C.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
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D.
Tupungatito volcano
Tupungatito volcano is an active stratovolcano in the central Andes on the Chile–Argentina border, known for frequent small eruptions and its role in the Andean volcanic arc.
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E.
Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, famed for its dramatic conical shape and its role as Mount Doom in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| affectsAirTraffic | yes ⓘ |
| country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1220 metres
ⓘ
approximately 4000 feet ⓘ |
| eruption |
1718 eruption
ⓘ
1812 eruption ⓘ 1902 eruption ⓘ 1979 eruption ⓘ 2021 explosive eruption ⓘ early Holocene eruptions ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Soufrière St. Vincent
ⓘ
linked to:
La Soufrière
Soufrière volcano (Saint Vincent) ⓘ
linked to:
La Soufrière
|
| hasCrater | summit crater lake (intermittent) ⓘ |
| hasEvacuationZone | northern part of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicArc |
Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Lesser Antilles
|
| hasVolcanicField |
La Soufrière volcanic center
ⓘ
linked to:
La Soufrière
|
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| impactOn |
agriculture of Saint Vincent
ⓘ
infrastructure of Saint Vincent ⓘ population of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Saint Vincent
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Saint Vincent
|
| lastMajorEruption | 2021 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Saint Vincent ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
National Emergency Management Organisation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ⓘ
Seismic Research Centre of The University of the West Indies ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles
ⓘ
linked to:
Lesser Antilles
|
| nearbySettlement |
Chateaubelair
ⓘ
Georgetown ⓘ Kingstown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explosive Plinian eruptions
ⓘ
significant social and economic disruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ widespread ashfall across Caribbean region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ring of Fire (broad tectonic context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ring of Fire
|
| significantEruption |
1902 eruption of La Soufrière
ⓘ
1979 eruption of La Soufrière ⓘ 2021 eruption of La Soufrière ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateSetting | subduction of Atlantic Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | up to VEI 4 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Soufrière Description of subject: La Soufrière is an active stratovolcano on the island of Saint Vincent, known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on the country's landscape and population.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
linked to: La Soufrière
subject linked to:
St. Vincent
subject linked to:
St. Vincent