Eyjafjallajökull volcano
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Eyjafjallajökull volcano is an ice-capped stratovolcano in southern Iceland best known for its 2010 eruption that disrupted air travel across Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eyjafjallajökull volcano canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11281608 — 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: Eyjafjallajökull volcano Context triple: [South Coast of Iceland, hasPart, Eyjafjallajökull volcano]
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A.
Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn volcano is one of Iceland’s most active subglacial volcanoes, located beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap and known for its frequent explosive eruptions and associated glacial outburst floods (jökulhlaups).
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B.
Samalas volcano
Samalas volcano is a large stratovolcano on Indonesia’s Lombok Island whose massive 13th-century eruption is considered one of the most powerful volcanic events of the last millennium.
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C.
Alaid Volcano
Alaid Volcano is a prominent, frequently active stratovolcano forming the northernmost and highest peak of Russia’s Kuril Islands.
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Tolbachik
Tolbachik is a large basaltic volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its dramatic fissure eruptions and extensive lava fields.
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E.
Inerie volcano
Inerie volcano is a prominent stratovolcano on the island of Flores in Indonesia, known for its steep conical shape and scenic hiking routes overlooking nearby villages and the Savu Sea.
- 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: Eyjafjallajökull volcano Target entity description: Eyjafjallajökull volcano is an ice-capped stratovolcano in southern Iceland best known for its 2010 eruption that disrupted air travel across Europe.
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A.
Grímsvötn volcano
Grímsvötn volcano is one of Iceland’s most active subglacial volcanoes, located beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap and known for its frequent explosive eruptions and associated glacial outburst floods (jökulhlaups).
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B.
Samalas volcano
Samalas volcano is a large stratovolcano on Indonesia’s Lombok Island whose massive 13th-century eruption is considered one of the most powerful volcanic events of the last millennium.
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C.
Alaid Volcano
Alaid Volcano is a prominent, frequently active stratovolcano forming the northernmost and highest peak of Russia’s Kuril Islands.
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D.
Tolbachik
Tolbachik is a large basaltic volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its dramatic fissure eruptions and extensive lava fields.
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E.
Inerie volcano
Inerie volcano is a prominent stratovolcano on the island of Flores in Indonesia, known for its steep conical shape and scenic hiking routes overlooking nearby villages and the Savu Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice-capped volcano
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stratovolcano ⓘ volcano ⓘ |
| ashPlumeHeight |
up to about 30,000 ft in 2010 eruption
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up to about 9 km in 2010 eruption ⓘ |
| belongsToVolcanicSystem | Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused | widespread closure of European airspace in April 2010 ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| eruptedInYear |
1612
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1821 ⓘ 1822 ⓘ 1823 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ 920 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
explosive
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phreatomagmatic ⓘ |
| hasCaldera | Eyjafjallajökull caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposition | basaltic-andesitic ⓘ |
| hasCraterDiameter | about 3–4 km ⓘ |
| hasEruption |
1612 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
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1821–1823 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull ⓘ 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull NERFINISHED ⓘ circa 920 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Eyjafjallajökull ice cap ⓘ |
| hasIceCapArea |
about 30 sq mi
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about 80 km² ⓘ |
| hasLastMajorEruption | 2010 ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | about 63.63°N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | about 19.62°W ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Island mountain glacier ⓘ |
| hasSummitElevation |
about 1651 m
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about 5417 ft ⓘ |
| hasType | subglacial volcano ⓘ |
| hasVEI | VEI 4 (2010 eruption) ⓘ |
| isCoveredBy | Eyjafjallajökull glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFamousFor | 2010 ash cloud that disrupted European air travel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Suðurland
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southern Iceland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mýrdalsjökull
NERFINISHED
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Skógar NERFINISHED ⓘ South Coast of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Þórsmörk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Katla volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Icelandic Civil Protection
NERFINISHED
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Icelandic Meteorological Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| partOf | East Volcanic Zone of Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 372030 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eyjafjallajökull volcano Description of subject: Eyjafjallajökull volcano is an ice-capped stratovolcano in southern Iceland best known for its 2010 eruption that disrupted air travel across Europe.
Referenced by (1)
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