Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru
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Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru, is a towering Andean mountain renowned for its dramatic glaciated summits and status as one of the tallest tropical mountains in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4187911 — 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: Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru Context triple: [Ancash Region, knownFor, Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru]
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A.
El Misti
El Misti is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and cultural significance.
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B.
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca is a prominent Peruvian mountain range in the Andes, renowned for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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C.
Pico Trujillo
Pico Trujillo is the highest mountain in the Caribbean, located in the Cordillera Central range of the Dominican Republic.
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D.
Nevado Sajama
Nevado Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano in western Bolivia and the country's highest peak, renowned for its snow-capped summit and location within Sajama National Park.
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E.
Cordillera Real mountains
The Cordillera Real mountains are a prominent Andean range in Bolivia known for their dramatic snow-capped peaks overlooking Lake Titicaca and the Altiplano.
- 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: Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru Target entity description: Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru, is a towering Andean mountain renowned for its dramatic glaciated summits and status as one of the tallest tropical mountains in the world.
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A.
El Misti
El Misti is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and cultural significance.
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B.
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca is a prominent Peruvian mountain range in the Andes, renowned for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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C.
Pico Trujillo
Pico Trujillo is the highest mountain in the Caribbean, located in the Cordillera Central range of the Dominican Republic.
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D.
Nevado Sajama
Nevado Sajama is an extinct stratovolcano in western Bolivia and the country's highest peak, renowned for its snow-capped summit and location within Sajama National Park.
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E.
Cordillera Real mountains
The Cordillera Real mountains are a prominent Andean range in Bolivia known for their dramatic snow-capped peaks overlooking Lake Titicaca and the Altiplano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean peak
ⓘ
Inca ruler ⓘ mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| climbingRouteType | high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| elevation |
22205 ft
ⓘ
6655 m ⓘ 6768 m ⓘ |
| firstAscent | 1932 ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Adolphe Schaeffer
ⓘ
Georges Kogan ⓘ Laurent Queval ⓘ Philippe Ledormeur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | granodiorite core ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciated summits
ⓘ
permanent snow and ice ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Huascarán Norte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huascarán Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
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glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ icefalls ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Cordillera Blanca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ tropical Andes ⓘ
surface form:
Tropical Andes
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| isOneOf | highest tropical mountains in the world ⓘ |
| killedApproximately | 20000 people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancash Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ Cordillera Blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Yungay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Huascarán National Park ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Huáscar ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Caraz
ⓘ
Huaraz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yungay ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1970 earthquake-induced avalanche ⓘ |
| prominence | 2778 m ⓘ |
| range | Cordillera Blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
high-altitude skiing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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