Cordillera Central

E405035

mountain range volcanic mountain range

Cordillera Central is a major volcanic mountain range in central Costa Rica, known for its active volcanoes, cloud forests, and significant role in shaping the country’s climate and biodiversity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cordillera Central canonical	11
Cordillera Volcánica Central	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3975123 — 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: Cordillera Central
Context triple: [Poás, partOf, Cordillera Central]

A. Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the principal mountain range of the Dominican Republic, known for containing the Caribbean’s highest peak, Pico Duarte.
B. Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the largest and most prominent mountain range in the Philippine island of Luzon, known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and rich indigenous cultures.
C. Central Cordillera
The Central Cordillera is the vast, rugged mountain backbone of New Guinea, containing many of the island’s highest peaks and extensive highland regions.
D. Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Oriental is the easternmost of Colombia’s three main Andean mountain ranges, known for its high plateaus, rich biodiversity, and major population centers such as Bogotá.
E. Penibetic Cordillera
The Penibetic Cordillera is a major mountain range in southern Spain forming part of the Baetic System, known for its high peaks, including those of the Sierra Nevada, and its significant geological and ecological diversity.
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: Cordillera Central
Target entity description: Cordillera Central is a major volcanic mountain range in central Costa Rica, known for its active volcanoes, cloud forests, and significant role in shaping the country’s climate and biodiversity.

A. Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the largest and most prominent mountain range in the Philippine island of Luzon, known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and rich indigenous cultures.
B. Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the principal mountain range of the Dominican Republic, known for containing the Caribbean’s highest peak, Pico Duarte.
C. Central Cordillera
The Central Cordillera is the vast, rugged mountain backbone of New Guinea, containing many of the island’s highest peaks and extensive highland regions.
D. Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Oriental is the easternmost of Colombia’s three main Andean mountain ranges, known for its high plateaus, rich biodiversity, and major population centers such as Bogotá.
E. Penibetic Cordillera
The Penibetic Cordillera is a major mountain range in southern Spain forming part of the Baetic System, known for its high peaks, including those of the Sierra Nevada, and its significant geological and ecological diversity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ volcanic mountain range ⓘ
climate	cool montane ⓘ humid ⓘ
contains	Barva Volcano ⓘ Irazú Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Poás Volcano ONNED1 ⓘ Turrialba Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ active volcanoes ⓘ cloud forests ⓘ montane forests ⓘ
country	Costa Rica ⓘ
drainsTo	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecosystemType	cloud forest ecosystem ⓘ tropical montane ecosystem ⓘ
geologicalAge	Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalType	volcanic arc ⓘ
hasFeature	deep valleys ⓘ hot springs ⓘ lava flows ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ volcanic craters ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Braulio Carrillo National Park ⓘ Irazú ⓘ surface form: Irazú Volcano National Park Juan Castro Blanco National Park ⓘ Poás Volcano National Park ⓘ
highestPoint	Irazú Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	biodiversity distribution in Costa Rica ⓘ climate of Costa Rica ⓘ precipitation patterns in Costa Rica ⓘ
isPartOf	continental divide of Costa Rica ⓘ
knownFor	active volcanism ⓘ cloud forest landscapes ⓘ frequent volcanic eruptions ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ scenic views ⓘ
locatedIn	central Costa Rica ⓘ
partOf	Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ Costa Rican highlands ⓘ
role	watershed for major Costa Rican rivers ⓘ
separates	Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica ⓘ Central Valley of Costa Rica ⓘ
supports	agriculture in surrounding valleys ⓘ endemic animal species ⓘ endemic plant species ⓘ
usedFor	ecotourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ scientific research ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Poás → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Poás → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cordillera Volcánica Central

Turrialba → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Irazú → locatedOn → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Irazú → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ

San José Province → hasMajorMountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Central Valley of Costa Rica → boundedBy → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Irazú Volcano → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Irazú Volcano → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Poás Volcano National Park → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ

Irazu → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ

subject surface form: Irazú

Irazu → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ