Cosigüina Volcano
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Cosigüina Volcano is a large stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua best known for its massive 1835 eruption, one of the most powerful volcanic events of the 19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosigüina Volcano canonical | 3 |
| Cosigüina volcano | 2 |
| volcano Cosigüina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5209862 — 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: Cosigüina Volcano Context triple: [Chinandega, Nicaragua, locatedNear, Cosigüina Volcano]
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A.
Agua Volcano
Agua Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Guatemala that towers over the colonial city of Antigua and is known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions.
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B.
San Pablo volcano
San Pablo volcano is a stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation and proximity to the more prominent San Pedro volcano.
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C.
Sumaco volcano
Sumaco volcano is an isolated, forest-covered stratovolcano in the eastern Andes of Ecuador, notable for its biodiversity and relatively infrequent eruptions.
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D.
Capelinhos volcano
Capelinhos volcano is a submarine-to-subaerial volcanic cone off the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores, famous for its 1957–58 eruption that dramatically expanded the island and reshaped its landscape.
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E.
Pomerape Volcano
Pomerape Volcano is a stratovolcano in the Andes on the Chile–Bolivia border, known as part of the Nevados de Payachata volcanic group near the Lauca National Park.
- 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: Cosigüina Volcano Target entity description: Cosigüina Volcano is a large stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua best known for its massive 1835 eruption, one of the most powerful volcanic events of the 19th century.
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A.
Agua Volcano
Agua Volcano is a prominent stratovolcano in southern Guatemala that towers over the colonial city of Antigua and is known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions.
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B.
San Pablo volcano
San Pablo volcano is a stratovolcano in northern Chile’s Andes, known for its high elevation and proximity to the more prominent San Pedro volcano.
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C.
Sumaco volcano
Sumaco volcano is an isolated, forest-covered stratovolcano in the eastern Andes of Ecuador, notable for its biodiversity and relatively infrequent eruptions.
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D.
Capelinhos volcano
Capelinhos volcano is a submarine-to-subaerial volcanic cone off the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores, famous for its 1957–58 eruption that dramatically expanded the island and reshaped its landscape.
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E.
Pomerape Volcano
Pomerape Volcano is a stratovolcano in the Andes on the Chile–Bolivia border, known as part of the Nevados de Payachata volcanic group near the Lauca National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| ashColumnHeight | over 40 km ⓘ |
| ashDispersal |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Mexico ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| elevation |
872 m
ⓘ
about 2861 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionHistory | frequent activity before 1835 ⓘ |
| eruptionType | Plinian eruption ⓘ |
| globalImpact | atmospheric aerosols observed worldwide ⓘ |
| gvpId | 344010 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fumarolic activity
ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater lake
ⓘ
summit caldera ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gases ⓘ |
| hasView |
El Salvador
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicaragua
Gulf of Fonseca ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| isProtectedArea | partly within a nature reserve ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Global Volcanism Program ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chinandega Department
ⓘ
northwestern Nicaragua ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cosigüina Peninsula ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency |
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies
|
| nearBodyOfWater | Gulf of Fonseca ⓘ |
| nearBorder |
El Salvador
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicaragua
Honduras ⓘ |
| notableEruption | 1835 eruption of Cosigüina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nicaragua volcanic chain
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific volcanic front of Nicaragua
|
| plateBoundary | subduction of Cocos Plate beneath Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| post1835Activity | minor eruptions and fumarolic activity ⓘ |
| region | Pacific coast of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| startDate | 1835-01-20 ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Central America Volcanic Arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Central American Volcanic Arc
|
| vei | 5 ⓘ |
| volcano | Cosigüina Volcano ⓘ |
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosigüina Volcano Description of subject: Cosigüina Volcano is a large stratovolcano in northwestern Nicaragua best known for its massive 1835 eruption, one of the most powerful volcanic events of the 19th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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