Tseax Cone
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Tseax Cone is a volcanic cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for a historic lava flow that caused one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in the country’s history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tseax Cone canonical | 3 |
| Tseax Cone volcanic eruption | 1 |
| Tseax River Cone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5250271 — 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: Tseax Cone Context triple: [Nass River, nearGeologicalFeature, Tseax Cone]
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A.
MacKenney cone
MacKenney cone is the main active volcanic cone of the Pacaya volcano complex in Guatemala, known for its frequent eruptions and lava flows.
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B.
Lava Butte
Lava Butte is a prominent cinder cone volcano and popular geological attraction located near Bend in central Oregon.
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C.
Mount Aniakchak
Mount Aniakchak is a massive volcanic caldera on the Alaska Peninsula known for its remote wilderness, dramatic geology, and status as part of the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve.
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D.
Collier Cone
Collier Cone is a cinder cone volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon, located near the North Sister peak.
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E.
Cinder Cone
Cinder Cone is a small, steep-sided volcanic cone in northern California known for its striking lava beds and colorful volcanic ash landscapes.
- 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: Tseax Cone Target entity description: Tseax Cone is a volcanic cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for a historic lava flow that caused one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in the country’s history.
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A.
MacKenney cone
MacKenney cone is the main active volcanic cone of the Pacaya volcano complex in Guatemala, known for its frequent eruptions and lava flows.
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B.
Lava Butte
Lava Butte is a prominent cinder cone volcano and popular geological attraction located near Bend in central Oregon.
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C.
Mount Aniakchak
Mount Aniakchak is a massive volcanic caldera on the Alaska Peninsula known for its remote wilderness, dramatic geology, and status as part of the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve.
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D.
Collier Cone
Collier Cone is a cinder cone volcano in the Cascade Range of Oregon, located near the North Sister peak.
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E.
Cinder Cone
Cinder Cone is a small, steep-sided volcanic cone in northern California known for its striking lava beds and colorful volcanic ash landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinder cone
ⓘ
volcano ⓘ |
| age | Holocene ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aiyansh volcano
ⓘ
Tseax River Cone ⓘ
linked to:
Tseax Cone
|
| associatedPeople | Nisga’a Nation ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryRank | site of one of the most lethal volcanic events in Canadian history ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred site for the Nisga’a people ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate | approximately 2000 people ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 610 metres ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct | basaltic lava ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | effusive ⓘ |
| formationProcess | strombolian eruptions building a scoria cone ⓘ |
| governingProvince | British Columbia ⓘ |
| hazard |
lava flows
ⓘ
volcanic gases ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic lava flow that caused significant loss of life among the Nisga’a people
ⓘ
one of Canada’s deadliest volcanic disasters ⓘ |
| lastEruption |
approximately 18th century
ⓘ
late 1600s or early 1700s ⓘ |
| lavaFlowLength | about 22 kilometres ⓘ |
| lavaFlowName | Tseax lava flow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ Nass River valley ⓘ
linked to:
Nass River Valley
Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park ⓘ Nisga’a Nation traditional territory ⓘ
linked to:
Nisga’a traditional territory
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Cordilleran volcanic province
Stikine Plateau ⓘ northwestern British Columbia ⓘ northwestern North America ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nass River
ⓘ
village of Gitlakdamix (New Aiyansh) ⓘ village of Gitwinksihlkw ⓘ |
| memorialPurpose | commemorates Nisga’a people killed by the eruption ⓘ |
| monitoring | subject to geological and hazard studies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tseax River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Cordillera
ⓘ
linked to:
North American Cordillera
|
| protectedArea | Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park ⓘ |
| rockType | alkali basalt ⓘ |
| status | potentially active volcano ⓘ |
| surficialFeature |
extensive lava beds
ⓘ
lava tubes ⓘ spatter cones ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt |
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Cordilleran volcanic province
|
| volcanicType | cinder cone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tseax Cone Description of subject: Tseax Cone is a volcanic cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for a historic lava flow that caused one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in the country’s history.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tseax Cone
linked to: Tseax Cone