Hellenic volcanic arc
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The Hellenic volcanic arc is a major volcanic chain in the southern Aegean Sea formed by the subduction of the African Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, producing active volcanoes such as Santorini and Nisyros.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hellenic volcanic arc canonical | 5 |
| South Aegean volcanic arc | 3 |
| Aegean volcanic arc | 2 |
| Aegean Volcanic Arc | 1 |
| Hellenic Volcanic Arc | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12702678 — 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: Hellenic volcanic arc Context triple: [Aegean back-arc extension, associatedWith, Hellenic volcanic arc]
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A.
Apennine volcanic arc
The Apennine volcanic arc is a chain of volcanoes and related geological features in Italy associated with the tectonic activity of the Apennine mountain range.
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B.
Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
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C.
Caucasus volcanic arc
The Caucasus volcanic arc is a geologically active mountain belt in the Greater Caucasus region, characterized by numerous volcanoes and associated tectonic activity.
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D.
Aeolian Islands volcanic province
The Aeolian Islands volcanic province is a geologically active region in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts, including several historically active volcanoes such as Stromboli and Vulcano.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hellenic volcanic arc Target entity description: The Hellenic volcanic arc is a major volcanic chain in the southern Aegean Sea formed by the subduction of the African Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate, producing active volcanoes such as Santorini and Nisyros.
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A.
Apennine volcanic arc
The Apennine volcanic arc is a chain of volcanoes and related geological features in Italy associated with the tectonic activity of the Apennine mountain range.
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B.
Cascade Volcanic Arc
The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
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C.
Caucasus volcanic arc
The Caucasus volcanic arc is a geologically active mountain belt in the Greater Caucasus region, characterized by numerous volcanoes and associated tectonic activity.
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D.
Aeolian Islands volcanic province
The Aeolian Islands volcanic province is a geologically active region in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts, including several historically active volcanoes such as Stromboli and Vulcano.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Aegean volcanic arc
this entity surface form:
Aegean volcanic arc
this entity surface form:
South Aegean volcanic arc
this entity surface form:
Aegean volcanic arc
subject surface form:
Mount Profitis Ilias (Nisyros)
subject surface form:
Mount Profitis Ilias (Nisyros)
this entity surface form:
South Aegean volcanic arc