1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions
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The 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions were a major series of explosive volcanic events in New Zealand that produced widespread ashfall, disrupted air travel, and prompted significant advances in volcanic monitoring and hazard management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions canonical | 1 |
| eruption of Mount Ruapehu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12185488 — 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: 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions Context triple: [ERLAWS, installedAfter, 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions]
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A.
Rotoiti eruption
The Rotoiti eruption was a massive late Pleistocene explosive event in New Zealand that produced extensive ignimbrite and caldera-forming activity within the Okataina Volcanic Centre.
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B.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
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C.
Mt Matavanu eruption 1905–1911
The Mt Matavanu eruption of 1905–1911 was a major volcanic event on the Samoan island of Savaiʻi that produced extensive lava flows, reshaping large areas of the island’s landscape.
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D.
Matahina eruption
The Matahina eruption was a major prehistoric explosive event from New Zealand’s Okataina Volcanic Centre that produced extensive ignimbrite deposits and significantly reshaped the surrounding landscape.
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E.
1971 Teneguía eruption
The 1971 Teneguía eruption was a basaltic fissure eruption on the southern tip of La Palma in the Canary Islands, notable for its relatively mild explosive activity, extensive lava flows, and role in shaping the island’s modern volcanic landscape.
- 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: 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions Target entity description: The 1995–1996 Mount Ruapehu eruptions were a major series of explosive volcanic events in New Zealand that produced widespread ashfall, disrupted air travel, and prompted significant advances in volcanic monitoring and hazard management.
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A.
Rotoiti eruption
The Rotoiti eruption was a massive late Pleistocene explosive event in New Zealand that produced extensive ignimbrite and caldera-forming activity within the Okataina Volcanic Centre.
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B.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
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C.
Mt Matavanu eruption 1905–1911
The Mt Matavanu eruption of 1905–1911 was a major volcanic event on the Samoan island of Savaiʻi that produced extensive lava flows, reshaping large areas of the island’s landscape.
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D.
Matahina eruption
The Matahina eruption was a major prehistoric explosive event from New Zealand’s Okataina Volcanic Centre that produced extensive ignimbrite deposits and significantly reshaped the surrounding landscape.
-
E.
1971 Teneguía eruption
The 1971 Teneguía eruption was a basaltic fissure eruption on the southern tip of La Palma in the Canary Islands, notable for its relatively mild explosive activity, extensive lava flows, and role in shaping the island’s modern volcanic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
eruption of Mount Ruapehu