Mount Okmok
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Mount Okmok is a large volcanic caldera on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on regional and even global climate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Okmok canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5583127 — 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: Mount Okmok Context triple: [Umnak Island, hasVolcano, Mount Okmok]
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A.
Mount Veniaminof
Mount Veniaminof is an active stratovolcano and massive ice-covered volcanic complex located on the Alaska Peninsula, known for its large caldera and frequent eruptions.
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B.
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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C.
Mount Pavlof
Mount Pavlof is one of Alaska’s most active stratovolcanoes, located near the eastern end of the Aleutian volcanic arc.
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D.
Mount Chiginagak
Mount Chiginagak is an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula known for its geothermal activity and potential for explosive eruptions.
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E.
Shishaldin Volcano
Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
- 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: Mount Okmok Target entity description: Mount Okmok is a large volcanic caldera on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on regional and even global climate.
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A.
Mount Veniaminof
Mount Veniaminof is an active stratovolcano and massive ice-covered volcanic complex located on the Alaska Peninsula, known for its large caldera and frequent eruptions.
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B.
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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C.
Mount Pavlof
Mount Pavlof is one of Alaska’s most active stratovolcanoes, located near the eastern end of the Aleutian volcanic arc.
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D.
Mount Chiginagak
Mount Chiginagak is an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula known for its geothermal activity and potential for explosive eruptions.
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E.
Shishaldin Volcano
Shishaldin Volcano is a highly symmetrical, frequently active stratovolcano on Unimak Island in Alaska, known as one of the most prominent volcanic peaks in the Aleutian chain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shield volcano
ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | possible link to global climate anomalies around 43–41 BCE ⓘ |
| calderaDiameter |
approximately 10 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 6 miles ⓘ |
| climateImpact |
regional climate cooling
ⓘ
stratospheric sulfate aerosol injection ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| elevation |
approximately 1530 meters
ⓘ
approximately 5020 feet ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | multiple historical eruptions in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct |
andesitic tephra
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basaltic lava ⓘ volcanic ash ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
explosive
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phreatomagmatic ⓘ strombolian ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasCaldera | Okmok Caldera ⓘ |
| hasCalderaFloorElevation | approximately 400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasCrater | multiple post-caldera cones and craters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lava flows filling parts of the caldera floor
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scoria cones ⓘ tuff cones ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
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lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Global Volcanism Program database
ⓘ
linked to:
Global Volcanism Program
|
| isActive | true ⓘ |
| islandVolcano | true ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 2008 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Aleutians West Census Area ⓘ North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Pacific Ocean
Umnak Island ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Alaska Volcano Observatory
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Aleutian Range ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Nikolski, Alaska ⓘ |
| notableEruption |
2008 Okmok eruption
ⓘ
43 BCE Okmok caldera-forming eruption ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Peninsula volcanic system
Aleutian Arc ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | up to VEI 6 in prehistoric eruptions ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 311240 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | shield volcano with summit caldera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Okmok Description of subject: Mount Okmok is a large volcanic caldera on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands known for its explosive eruptions and significant impact on regional and even global climate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.