In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape
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*In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape* is a nonfiction travel and nature book by Gretel Ehrlich that explores Arctic cultures, climate change, and the transforming polar environment.
All labels observed (1)
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| In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12920347 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape Context triple: [Gretel Ehrlich, notableWork, In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape]
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Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
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Four Against the Arctic
Four Against the Arctic is a nonfiction survival narrative by David Roberts that recounts the true story of four Russian hunters stranded for years on a remote Arctic island in the 18th century.
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C.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
Man and the Polar Regions
Man and the Polar Regions was an Expo 67 thematic pavilion exploring humanity’s exploration, adaptation, and scientific study in the Arctic and Antarctic environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape Target entity description: *In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape* is a nonfiction travel and nature book by Gretel Ehrlich that explores Arctic cultures, climate change, and the transforming polar environment.
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A.
Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
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B.
Four Against the Arctic
Four Against the Arctic is a nonfiction survival narrative by David Roberts that recounts the true story of four Russian hunters stranded for years on a remote Arctic island in the 18th century.
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C.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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D.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
Man and the Polar Regions
Man and the Polar Regions was an Expo 67 thematic pavilion exploring humanity’s exploration, adaptation, and scientific study in the Arctic and Antarctic environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nature writing
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nonfiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| about |
Arctic hunters
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Inuit communities ⓘ polar weather patterns ⓘ sea ice ecology ⓘ |
| author | Gretel Ehrlich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
blend of travelogue and environmental reportage
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meditation on climate change in the far north ⓘ |
| features |
descriptions of sea voyages and sled travel
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interviews with Arctic residents ⓘ observations of wildlife ⓘ |
| field |
environmental literature
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nature writing ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
changing Arctic landscapes
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effects of global warming on Arctic communities ⓘ human relationship with extreme environments ⓘ melting sea ice ⓘ traditional subsistence lifestyles ⓘ |
| genre |
nature writing
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nonfiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person travel narrative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essayistic narrative
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reportage ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
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climate change ⓘ indigenous Arctic cultures ⓘ polar environment ⓘ |
| setting |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Arctic regions ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural resilience
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environmental change ⓘ interdependence of humans and landscape ⓘ loss of ice and habitat ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape Description of subject: *In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape* is a nonfiction travel and nature book by Gretel Ehrlich that explores Arctic cultures, climate change, and the transforming polar environment.
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