New Hebrides volcanic arc

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subduction-related volcanic arc volcanic arc

The New Hebrides volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the South Pacific formed by the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate, running through Vanuatu and surrounding islands.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
New Hebrides island arc	6
New Hebrides volcanic arc canonical	3
Vanuatu volcanic arc	3
New Hebrides Arc	1
New Hebrides island arc system	1
Southwest Pacific volcanic belt	1
Tofua volcanic arc	1
Vanuatu arc	1
Vanuatu–Solomon Islands arc	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6706858 — 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: New Hebrides volcanic arc
Context triple: [Mount Yasur, partOf, New Hebrides volcanic arc]

A. Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
B. Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
C. Samoan Islands volcanic chain
The Samoan Islands volcanic chain is a series of volcanic islands and seamounts in the South Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanic activity along the Pacific Plate.
D. Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
E. South Fiji Ridge
South Fiji Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge and tectonic feature in the southwest Pacific Ocean, associated with complex plate interactions and seafloor spreading processes.
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: New Hebrides volcanic arc
Target entity description: The New Hebrides volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the South Pacific formed by the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate, running through Vanuatu and surrounding islands.

A. Mariana volcanic arc
The Mariana volcanic arc is a chain of active and dormant volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
B. Tonga–Kermadec Arc
The Tonga–Kermadec Arc is a major submarine volcanic island arc and trench system in the southwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate and known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.
C. Samoan Islands volcanic chain
The Samoan Islands volcanic chain is a series of volcanic islands and seamounts in the South Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanic activity along the Pacific Plate.
D. Izu–Bonin Arc
The Izu–Bonin Arc is a volcanic island arc in the western Pacific Ocean formed by subduction along the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate, stretching south from Japan’s Izu Peninsula toward the Mariana Islands.
E. South Fiji Ridge
South Fiji Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge and tectonic feature in the southwest Pacific Ocean, associated with complex plate interactions and seafloor spreading processes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ
associatedWith	New Hebrides Trench ⓘ
country	Vanuatu ⓘ
formedBy	subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Pacific Plate ⓘ
geologicalAge	Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalProcess	subduction ⓘ
hasActivityStatus	active ⓘ dormant ⓘ
hasPart	chain of active volcanoes ⓘ chain of dormant volcanoes ⓘ
hasResearchField	plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
hasVolcano	Ambae ⓘ Ambrym ⓘ Aoba ⓘ Gaua ⓘ Kuwae ⓘ Lopevi ⓘ Yasur ⓘ linked to: Yasur Volcano
hazardType	earthquakes ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ
influences	geomorphology of Vanuatu islands ⓘ seismicity of Vanuatu region ⓘ
locatedIn	Melanesia ⓘ South Pacific Ocean ⓘ Vanuatu ⓘ southwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ linked to: southwest Pacific Ocean
locatedOnTectonicPlate	Australian Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ
near	Fiji ⓘ linked to: Fiji archipelago Solomon Islands ⓘ
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
overlies	New Hebrides subduction zone ⓘ
partOf	New Hebrides Trench system ⓘ linked to: New Hebrides Trench Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
region	Southwest Pacific ⓘ linked to: southwest Pacific Ocean
relatedTo	back-arc spreading in the North Fiji Basin ⓘ
rockType	andesitic ⓘ basaltic ⓘ
runsThrough	Vanuatu archipelago ⓘ linked to: New Hebrides surrounding islands of Vanuatu ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ island arc system ⓘ
volcanismType	island arc volcanism ⓘ subduction zone volcanism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited