Cocos Ridge seamounts
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The Cocos Ridge seamounts are a chain of submarine volcanic mountains in the eastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanism along the Galápagos plume track.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cocos Ridge seamounts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10783439 — 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: Cocos Ridge seamounts Context triple: [Galápagos plume track, hasPart, Cocos Ridge seamounts]
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A.
Cobb Seamount
Cobb Seamount is a large submarine volcanic seamount in the northeast Pacific Ocean, notable as a prominent undersea feature and rich marine habitat off the coast of North America.
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B.
Agrihan seamount
Agrihan seamount is a large submarine volcanic mountain in the Northern Mariana Islands, forming the underwater base of the Agrihan volcano.
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C.
Koko Seamount
Koko Seamount is a large underwater volcanic mountain in the North Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Emperor Seamount chain extending northwest from Hawaii.
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D.
Emperor Seamounts
The Emperor Seamounts are a long, mostly submerged volcanic mountain range in the northern Pacific Ocean that forms the older, more northerly segment of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain.
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E.
Suiko Seamount
Suiko Seamount is an underwater volcanic mountain in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that forms part of the long, age-progressive Hawaiian–Emperor seamount 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: Cocos Ridge seamounts Target entity description: The Cocos Ridge seamounts are a chain of submarine volcanic mountains in the eastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanism along the Galápagos plume track.
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A.
Cobb Seamount
Cobb Seamount is a large submarine volcanic seamount in the northeast Pacific Ocean, notable as a prominent undersea feature and rich marine habitat off the coast of North America.
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B.
Agrihan seamount
Agrihan seamount is a large submarine volcanic mountain in the Northern Mariana Islands, forming the underwater base of the Agrihan volcano.
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C.
Koko Seamount
Koko Seamount is a large underwater volcanic mountain in the North Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Emperor Seamount chain extending northwest from Hawaii.
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D.
Emperor Seamounts
The Emperor Seamounts are a long, mostly submerged volcanic mountain range in the northern Pacific Ocean that forms the older, more northerly segment of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain.
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E.
Suiko Seamount
Suiko Seamount is an underwater volcanic mountain in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that forms part of the long, age-progressive Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount chain
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submarine volcanic mountains ⓘ |
| agePattern | generally younger toward the Galápagos hotspot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hotspot track bathymetric high
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oceanic crust thickening ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rocks ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Galápagos hotspot
NERFINISHED
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hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| influences | seafloor topography of Cocos Plate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cocos Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | elongate ridge with aligned seamounts ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Galápagos plume track ⓘ |
| partOf | Cocos Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process | oceanic plate motion over stationary hotspot ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carnegie Ridge
NERFINISHED
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Cocos Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Galápagos Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
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plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| studyMethod |
dredge sampling
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marine seismic reflection ⓘ multibeam bathymetry ⓘ radiometric dating of basalts ⓘ |
| tectonicPlateContext |
Cocos Plate
NERFINISHED
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Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicProvince | Galápagos hotspot track ⓘ |
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Subject: Cocos Ridge seamounts Description of subject: The Cocos Ridge seamounts are a chain of submarine volcanic mountains in the eastern Pacific Ocean formed by hotspot-related volcanism along the Galápagos plume track.
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