El Misti volcano
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El Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Misti volcano canonical | 3 |
| Arequipa volcanic complex | 1 |
| El Misti stratovolcano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409272 — 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: El Misti volcano Context triple: [Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, contains, El Misti volcano]
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A.
Llullaillaco volcano
Llullaillaco volcano is a massive stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, renowned as one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and the site of exceptionally well-preserved Inca archaeological finds.
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B.
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is a famous 1862 landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church depicting the dramatic eruption of the Ecuadorian volcano Cotopaxi.
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C.
Nevado San Francisco
Nevado San Francisco is a high Andean stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, known for its towering elevation and location within the arid Puna de Atacama region.
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D.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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E.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
- 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: El Misti volcano Target entity description: El Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
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A.
Llullaillaco volcano
Llullaillaco volcano is a massive stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, renowned as one of the world’s highest active volcanoes and the site of exceptionally well-preserved Inca archaeological finds.
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B.
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is a famous 1862 landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church depicting the dramatic eruption of the Ecuadorian volcano Cotopaxi.
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C.
Nevado San Francisco
Nevado San Francisco is a high Andean stratovolcano on the Argentina–Chile border, known for its towering elevation and location within the arid Puna de Atacama region.
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D.
Tepehuán
The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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E.
Volcán Tajumulco
Volcán Tajumulco is a stratovolcano in western Guatemala that stands as the highest peak in Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Arequipa
|
| alsoKnownAs | Guagua Putina ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 19094 ft
ⓘ
about 5820 m ⓘ |
| formationProcess | subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Quaternary period
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaternary
|
| hasActivityStyle |
ash falls
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| hasCrater | summit crater ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | regional symbol of Arequipa ⓘ |
| hasDeposits | tephra layers around Arequipa ⓘ |
| hasEruptionHistory | Holocene eruptions ⓘ |
| hasFeature | symmetrical cone ⓘ |
| hasGlacialFeatures | remnant glacial landforms ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
andesite
ⓘ
dacite ⓘ |
| hasSummit | often snow-covered ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | potentially active ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quechua ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arequipa Region
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
Southern Peru ⓘ
surface form:
southern Peru
|
| locatedOn | western margin of the Altiplano ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Instituto Geofísico del Perú ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the gentleman or the lord (honorific) ⓘ |
| near |
Chili River valley
ⓘ
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Arequipa
|
| partOf | Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ |
| riskTo | Arequipa urban area ⓘ |
| riskType |
ashfall on Arequipa
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic density currents ⓘ |
| summitElevationRank | one of the highest peaks near Arequipa ⓘ |
| tourism | popular mountaineering destination ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Arequipa
ⓘ
surface form:
Arequipa metropolitan area
|
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Misti volcano Description of subject: El Misti volcano is a prominent stratovolcano overlooking the city of Arequipa in southern Peru, known for its symmetrical cone and historical eruptions within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El Misti stratovolcano
this entity surface form:
Arequipa volcanic complex