Cotopaxi National Park
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Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotopaxi National Park canonical | 7 |
| Parque Nacional Cotopaxi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2353606 — 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: Cotopaxi National Park Context triple: [Pichincha Province, hasProtectedArea, Cotopaxi National Park]
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A.
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park is a high-altitude protected area in northern Chile known for its Andean volcanoes, salt flats, and important wetlands that provide habitat for flamingos and other wildlife.
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B.
Fray Jorge National Park
Fray Jorge National Park is a Chilean protected area famous for its unique fog-fed coastal forest and rich biodiversity within an otherwise semi-arid region.
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C.
Conguillío National Park
Conguillío National Park is a protected area in southern Chile renowned for its ancient Araucaria forests, volcanic landscapes dominated by Llaima Volcano, and pristine lakes and lagoons.
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D.
Cayambe-Coca National Park
Cayambe-Coca National Park is a biodiverse protected area in the northern Ecuadorian Andes, known for its high-altitude volcanoes, cloud forests, and important water sources.
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E.
Pumalín National Park
Pumalín National Park is a vast protected wilderness in southern Chile renowned for its temperate rainforests, fjords, and conservation-focused ecotourism.
- 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: Cotopaxi National Park Target entity description: Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
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A.
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park is a high-altitude protected area in northern Chile known for its Andean volcanoes, salt flats, and important wetlands that provide habitat for flamingos and other wildlife.
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B.
Fray Jorge National Park
Fray Jorge National Park is a Chilean protected area famous for its unique fog-fed coastal forest and rich biodiversity within an otherwise semi-arid region.
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C.
Conguillío National Park
Conguillío National Park is a protected area in southern Chile renowned for its ancient Araucaria forests, volcanic landscapes dominated by Llaima Volcano, and pristine lakes and lagoons.
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D.
Cayambe-Coca National Park
Cayambe-Coca National Park is a biodiverse protected area in the northern Ecuadorian Andes, known for its high-altitude volcanoes, cloud forests, and important water sources.
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E.
Pumalín National Park
Pumalín National Park is a vast protected wilderness in southern Chile renowned for its temperate rainforests, fjords, and conservation-focused ecotourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
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protected area ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Pan-American Highway ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Cotopaxi (volcano)
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surface form:
Cotopaxi
Limpiopungo Lake ⓘ Páramo ecosystems ⓘ Rumiñahui volcano ⓘ Sincholagua volcano ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| distanceFromQuito | roughly 50–70 kilometres south of Quito ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 3,400–5,897 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| established | 1975 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Environment of Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Andean scenery
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active stratovolcano ⓘ glacial landscapes ⓘ high-altitude grasslands ⓘ snow-capped peaks ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Cotopaxi summit ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Andean wildlife viewing
ⓘ
Cotopaxi (volcano) ⓘ
surface form:
Cotopaxi volcano
mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cotopaxi Province ⓘ Napo Province ⓘ Pichincha Province ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Latacunga
ⓘ
Quito ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas del Ecuador
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecuadorian National System of Protected Areas
|
| touristActivities |
climbing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ |
| typicalFauna |
Andean condor
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Andean fox ⓘ rabbits ⓘ spectacled bear ⓘ various waterfowl ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ wild horses ⓘ |
| typicalFlora |
Polylepis trees
ⓘ
cushion plants ⓘ páramo grasses ⓘ |
| volcanoStatus |
Cotopaxi (volcano)
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surface form:
Cotopaxi is an active volcano within the park
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotopaxi National Park Description of subject: Cotopaxi National Park is a protected area in Ecuador famed for encompassing the active, snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano and its surrounding Andean landscapes and wildlife.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cotopaxi
this entity surface form:
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi