Mount Pinatubo
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Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines best known for its cataclysmic 1991 eruption, one of the largest of the 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Pinatubo canonical | 13 |
| 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption | 1 |
| Pinatubo | 1 |
| Pinatubo caldera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T800896 — 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: Mount Pinatubo Context triple: [Luzon, hasVolcano, Mount Pinatubo]
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A.
Taal Volcano
Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.
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B.
Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines famed for its near-perfect conical shape and frequent eruptions.
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C.
Maderas Volcano
Maderas Volcano is a dormant stratovolcano on Ometepe Island in southwestern Nicaragua, known for its cloud forest, crater lake, and rich biodiversity.
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D.
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora is a massive stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, best known for its cataclysmic 1815 eruption that caused global climatic effects and the "Year Without a Summer."
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E.
Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous stratovolcanoes, located on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta.
- 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: Mount Pinatubo Target entity description: Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines best known for its cataclysmic 1991 eruption, one of the largest of the 20th century.
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A.
Taal Volcano
Taal Volcano is an active and historically explosive volcano in the Philippines, famous for its picturesque crater lake setting on the island of Luzon.
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B.
Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines famed for its near-perfect conical shape and frequent eruptions.
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C.
Maderas Volcano
Maderas Volcano is a dormant stratovolcano on Ometepe Island in southwestern Nicaragua, known for its cloud forest, crater lake, and rich biodiversity.
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D.
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora is a massive stratovolcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, best known for its cataclysmic 1815 eruption that caused global climatic effects and the "Year Without a Summer."
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E.
Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous stratovolcanoes, located on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | hundreds of thousands of people displaced in 1991 ⓘ |
| ashDistribution | ash dispersed over much of Southeast Asia in 1991 ⓘ |
| ashPlumeHeight | over 30 kilometers in 1991 eruption ⓘ |
| climateEffect | lowered global temperatures by about 0.4–0.5 °C for a few years ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| craterLakeName | Lake Pinatubo ⓘ |
| createdCaldera |
Mount Pinatubo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pinatubo caldera
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| elevation |
1486 meters
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4875 feet ⓘ |
| eruptionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| eruptionDeaths | over 800 people killed in 1991 eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionStart | June 1991 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | Plinian ⓘ |
| eruptionVEI | VEI 6 ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| globalImpact | caused measurable global cooling ⓘ |
| hasFeature | crater lake ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
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lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Aeta ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cataclysmic 1991 eruption
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one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1991 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luzon
ⓘ
Zambales Mountains ⓘ |
| majorEruption | June 15, 1991 ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
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United States Geological Survey during 1991 crisis ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Angeles City
ⓘ
Olongapo, Philippines ⓘ
surface form:
Olongapo
|
| nearbyUSBase |
Clark Air Base
ⓘ
Subic Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Subic Bay Naval Base
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| post1991Elevation | about 1486 meters ⓘ |
| postEruptionUse |
tourist destination
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trekking site ⓘ |
| pre1991Elevation | about 1745 meters ⓘ |
| precursorActivity | phreatic explosions in April 1991 ⓘ |
| province |
Pampanga
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Tarlac ⓘ Zambales ⓘ |
| sulfurDioxideEmission | about 20 million tons in 1991 eruption ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | PH PIN (approximate region association) ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Luzon Volcanic Arc ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Pinatubo Description of subject: Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines best known for its cataclysmic 1991 eruption, one of the largest of the 20th century.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pinatubo caldera
subject surface form:
Clark Air Base
this entity surface form:
Pinatubo
this entity surface form:
1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption