Mount Unzen

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Mount Unzen is an active volcanic complex on Japan’s Kyushu Island known for its destructive eruptions and associated pyroclastic flows.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Unzen canonical 7
Unzen volcano 3
Unzen volcanic complex 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ
volcanic complex ⓘ
1792DisasterCause flank collapse into Ariake Sea ⓘ
1792DisasterDeaths over 14,000 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
deadliestModernEruptionInJapan true ⓘ
deathToll1991Eruption 43 ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,359 meters ⓘ
approximately 4,459 feet ⓘ
eruptionStyle dome-forming ⓘ
explosive ⓘ
eruptionYear 1792 ⓘ
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano ⓘ
hasHotSprings Unzen Onsen ⓘ
hasPeak Fugendake ⓘ
linked to: Myoken-dake

Heisei Shinzan ⓘ
Myokendake ⓘ
hasVolcanoObservatory Unzen Volcano Observatory ⓘ
hazardType ash fall ⓘ
debris avalanches ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
killed volcanologist Harry Glicken ⓘ
volcanologist Katia Krafft ⓘ
linked to: Katia Krafft

volcanologists Maurice Krafft ⓘ
knownFor destructive eruptions ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionEnd 1995 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionStart 1990 ⓘ
locatedIn Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ
locatedNear Shimabara Peninsula ⓘ
locatedOn Kyushu Island ⓘ
linked to: Kyushu
monitoredBy Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ
Unzen Volcano Observatory ⓘ
mountainRange Unzen Volcanic Area ⓘ
nearCity Shimabara ⓘ
linked to: Shimabara City

Unzen city ⓘ
linked to: Unzen
notableEruption 1792 collapse and tsunami ⓘ
1991 pyroclastic flow disaster ⓘ
overliesPlate Eurasian Plate ⓘ
partOf Ring of Fire ⓘ
Unzen-Amakusa National Park ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus national park ⓘ
tectonicPlate Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
tsunamiGenerated 1792 Ariake Sea tsunami ⓘ
UNESCOGlobalGeopark Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark ⓘ
volcanicArc Ryukyu volcanic arc ⓘ
linked to: Ryukyu island arc
volcanoType andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagasaki Prefecture → contains → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Unzen → hasVolcanoObservatory → Unzen Volcano Observatory ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen
Beppu–Shimabara graben → hasPart → Unzen volcano ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen
Beppu–Shimabara graben → contains → Unzen volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara → nearVolcano → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Shimabara Peninsula → hasPart → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Shimabara Peninsula → hasPart → Unzen volcano ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula → knownFor → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Shimabara Peninsula → hasHighestPoint → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Shimabara Peninsula → hasVolcano → Unzen volcano ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen
Shimabara Peninsula → knownFor → Mount Unzen ⓘ
Shimabara Peninsula → hasVolcanicComplex → Unzen volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Mount Unzen