Canary hotspot volcanic system
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The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canary hotspot volcanic province | 1 |
| Canary hotspot volcanic system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1488630 — 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: Canary hotspot volcanic system Context triple: [Cumbre Vieja, partOf, Canary hotspot volcanic system]
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A.
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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B.
Caldera
Caldera is a coastal Chilean port city known for its beaches, fishing industry, and role as a gateway to the Atacama Desert.
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C.
Long Valley Caldera
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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D.
Koko Head volcanic complex
Koko Head volcanic complex is a group of volcanic tuff cones and craters on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, known for its prominent ridges, hiking trails, and geologic significance within the Honolulu Volcanics.
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E.
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field is a volcanic region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and extensive Pleistocene to Holocene volcanic activity.
- 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: Canary hotspot volcanic system Target entity description: The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
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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B.
Caldera
Caldera is a coastal Chilean port city known for its beaches, fishing industry, and role as a gateway to the Atacama Desert.
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C.
Long Valley Caldera
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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D.
Koko Head volcanic complex
Koko Head volcanic complex is a group of volcanic tuff cones and craters on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, known for its prominent ridges, hiking trails, and geologic significance within the Honolulu Volcanics.
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E.
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field is a volcanic region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and extensive Pleistocene to Holocene volcanic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotspot
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intraplate volcanic system ⓘ mantle plume ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | Mesozoic to Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
monogenetic volcanic fields
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ocean island basalts ⓘ rift zones ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ submarine volcanic edifices ⓘ |
| controlsVolcanismOf |
El Hierro
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Fuerteventura ⓘ Gran Canaria ⓘ La Gomera ⓘ La Palma ⓘ Lanzarote ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ |
| countryJurisdiction | Spain ⓘ |
| drivenBy | mantle upwelling ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian eruptions
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Strombolian eruptions ⓘ effusive eruptions ⓘ |
| hasRecentEruptionsOn |
El Hierro
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La Palma ⓘ |
| heatSourceType | deep mantle plume ⓘ |
| influences |
Canary Islands geothermal gradient
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Canary Islands seismicity ⓘ Canary Islands topography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Morocco
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Northwest Africa ⓘ Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
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| monitoredBy |
Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
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surface form:
Instituto Geográfico Nacional of Spain
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN) ⓘ
surface form:
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias
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| oldestVolcanicActivityAge | approximately 140 million years ⓘ |
| producedFeature |
El Hierro
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surface form:
El Hierro submarine volcano Tagoro
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| produces | basaltic lavas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Azores Plateau
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surface form:
Azores hotspot
Cape Verde hotspot ⓘ Hawaiian hotspot ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii hotspot
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| researchFocus |
intraplate island-arc interactions
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mantle plume dynamics ⓘ ocean island basalt geochemistry ⓘ |
| responsibleForForming | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| responsibleForSustaining | volcanic activity of the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | African Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| volcanismType | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canary hotspot volcanic system Description of subject: The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pico de las Nieves (Cumbre Vieja ridge area on La Palma often cited around 1949 m)
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isPartOf
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Canary hotspot volcanic system
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subject surface form:
Pico de las Nieves (La Palma)
this entity surface form:
Canary hotspot volcanic province