Campeche–Fogo hotspot track
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The Campeche–Fogo hotspot track is a volcanic chain formed by the movement of the African Plate over a mantle hotspot, linking seamounts and volcanic islands such as Pico do Fogo across the Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Campeche–Fogo hotspot track canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4407827 — 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: Campeche–Fogo hotspot track Context triple: [Pico do Fogo, mountainRange, Campeche–Fogo hotspot track]
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A.
Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
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B.
Hawaiian hotspot
The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
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C.
Galápagos Spreading Center
The Galápagos Spreading Center is a mid-ocean ridge segment in the eastern Pacific where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust forms near the Galápagos Islands.
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D.
Galápagos plume track
The Galápagos plume track is a volcanic hotspot trail on the Pacific seafloor formed by the movement of tectonic plates over the Galápagos mantle plume, creating features such as the Cocos Ridge and associated seamount chains.
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E.
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a long, age-progressive line of volcanic islands and underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean that records the movement of the Pacific Plate over a stationary mantle hotspot.
- 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: Campeche–Fogo hotspot track Target entity description: The Campeche–Fogo hotspot track is a volcanic chain formed by the movement of the African Plate over a mantle hotspot, linking seamounts and volcanic islands such as Pico do Fogo across the Atlantic.
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A.
Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
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B.
Hawaiian hotspot
The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
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C.
Galápagos Spreading Center
The Galápagos Spreading Center is a mid-ocean ridge segment in the eastern Pacific where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust forms near the Galápagos Islands.
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D.
Galápagos plume track
The Galápagos plume track is a volcanic hotspot trail on the Pacific seafloor formed by the movement of tectonic plates over the Galápagos mantle plume, creating features such as the Cocos Ridge and associated seamount chains.
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E.
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a long, age-progressive line of volcanic islands and underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean that records the movement of the Pacific Plate over a stationary mantle hotspot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotspot track
ⓘ
volcanic chain ⓘ |
| ageProgressionDirection |
older towards continental margin
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younger near present hotspot location ⓘ |
| associatedWith | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| connectsFeature |
seamounts
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volcanic islands ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | plate motion history of African Plate ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
geochronology of volcanic rocks ⓘ geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | mantle hotspot ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | plate motion over mantle plume ⓘ |
| hasCause | relative motion of African Plate over fixed hotspot ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Campeche seamounts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fogo Island volcanic edifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemporalPattern | age progression along track ⓘ |
| includesVolcanicCenter | Pico do Fogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Atlantic Ocean seamount chains ⓘ |
| locatedOnTectonicPlate | African Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
oceanic seamounts
ⓘ
shield volcanoes ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Atlantic hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| rockTypeProduced | basalt ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geology
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geophysics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate setting ⓘ |
| volcanismType | alkaline volcanism ⓘ |
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Subject: Campeche–Fogo hotspot track Description of subject: The Campeche–Fogo hotspot track is a volcanic chain formed by the movement of the African Plate over a mantle hotspot, linking seamounts and volcanic islands such as Pico do Fogo across the Atlantic.
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