Kapak Urku
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Kapak Urku, better known as El Altar, is a spectacular extinct stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Sangay National Park famed for its jagged, cathedral-like peaks and glacial lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapak Urku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10783291 — 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: Kapak Urku Context triple: [El Altar, hasAlternativeName, Kapak Urku]
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A.
Uashat mak Mani-Utenam
Uashat mak Mani-Utenam is a prominent Innu First Nations community in Quebec, Canada, known for its strong preservation of Innu language, culture, and traditions.
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B.
Takhuit
Takhuit was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 26th Dynasty, best known as the mother of Pharaoh Apries.
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C.
Vurun Kahpeye
Vurun Kahpeye is a Turkish novel by Halide Edib Adıvar that portrays the struggles and sacrifices of Anatolian people during the Turkish War of Independence.
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D.
Lord of Ur
Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.
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E.
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is a principal town in southeastern Myanmar’s Karen State, serving as a local administrative and commercial center.
- 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: Kapak Urku Target entity description: Kapak Urku, better known as El Altar, is a spectacular extinct stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Sangay National Park famed for its jagged, cathedral-like peaks and glacial lakes.
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A.
Uashat mak Mani-Utenam
Uashat mak Mani-Utenam is a prominent Innu First Nations community in Quebec, Canada, known for its strong preservation of Innu language, culture, and traditions.
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B.
Takhuit
Takhuit was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 26th Dynasty, best known as the mother of Pharaoh Apries.
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C.
Vurun Kahpeye
Vurun Kahpeye is a Turkish novel by Halide Edib Adıvar that portrays the struggles and sacrifices of Anatolian people during the Turkish War of Independence.
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D.
Lord of Ur
Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.
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E.
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is a principal town in southeastern Myanmar’s Karen State, serving as a local administrative and commercial center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct volcano
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capac Urcu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Altar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapak-Urcu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cathedral-like peaks
ⓘ
eroded caldera ⓘ glacial lakes ⓘ jagged peaks ⓘ |
| hasLake |
Laguna Amarilla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laguna Azul NERFINISHED ⓘ glacial crater lakes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Kichwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chimborazo Province
NERFINISHED
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Sangay National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Riobamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangay volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungurahua volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “sublime mountain” (approximate, from Kichwa) ⓘ |
| partOf | Sangay National Park volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Sangay National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landscape photography
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mountaineering ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kapak Urku Description of subject: Kapak Urku, better known as El Altar, is a spectacular extinct stratovolcano in Ecuador’s Sangay National Park famed for its jagged, cathedral-like peaks and glacial lakes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.