Okanogan Lobe
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The Okanogan Lobe was a large outlet glacier of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that advanced into north-central Washington State, profoundly shaping the region’s valleys, lakes, and glacial landforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Okanogan Lobe canonical | 1 |
| Okanogan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13127203 — 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: Okanogan Lobe Context triple: [Cordilleran Ice Sheet, majorLobe, Okanogan Lobe]
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A.
Puget Lobe
The Puget Lobe was a large tongue of glacial ice that advanced into the Puget Sound region of Washington State during the last ice age, shaping much of the area’s modern topography.
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B.
Okanogan Valley
Okanogan Valley is a broad, rural valley in north-central Washington known for its agricultural lands, outdoor recreation, and scenic landscapes along the Okanogan River.
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C.
Nooksack Valley
Nooksack Valley is a rural river valley region in northwestern Washington State known for its agricultural communities and scenic landscapes along the Nooksack River.
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D.
Methow Valley
Methow Valley is a scenic river valley in north-central Washington State known for its outdoor recreation, small rural communities, and proximity to the North Cascades.
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E.
Northwestern Washington
Northwestern Washington is a geographic region of the U.S. state of Washington encompassing its far northwestern counties along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.
- 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: Okanogan Lobe Target entity description: The Okanogan Lobe was a large outlet glacier of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that advanced into north-central Washington State, profoundly shaping the region’s valleys, lakes, and glacial landforms.
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A.
Puget Lobe
The Puget Lobe was a large tongue of glacial ice that advanced into the Puget Sound region of Washington State during the last ice age, shaping much of the area’s modern topography.
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B.
Okanogan Valley
Okanogan Valley is a broad, rural valley in north-central Washington known for its agricultural lands, outdoor recreation, and scenic landscapes along the Okanogan River.
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C.
Nooksack Valley
Nooksack Valley is a rural river valley region in northwestern Washington State known for its agricultural communities and scenic landscapes along the Nooksack River.
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D.
Methow Valley
Methow Valley is a scenic river valley in north-central Washington State known for its outdoor recreation, small rural communities, and proximity to the North Cascades.
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E.
Northwestern Washington
Northwestern Washington is a geographic region of the U.S. state of Washington encompassing its far northwestern counties along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lobe
ⓘ
outlet glacier ⓘ |
| advancedInto | north-central Washington State ⓘ |
| affected |
Columbia River tributary valleys
ⓘ
Okanogan River valley ⓘ
linked to:
Okanogan Valley
|
| associatedWith | Cordilleran Ice Sheet maximum extent ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eroded |
valley floors
ⓘ
valley sides ⓘ |
| formed |
eskers
ⓘ
kettles ⓘ moraines ⓘ outwash plains ⓘ |
| geologicContext | Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ |
| influenced | drainage patterns in north-central Washington ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedOn |
North American continent
ⓘ
linked to:
North America
|
| meltwaterProduced | glacial meltwater streams ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Okanogan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Okanogan Valley
|
| partOf | Cordilleran Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| process |
glacial deposition
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ |
| region |
Okanogan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Okanogan Valley
|
| scientificDiscipline |
Quaternary geology
ⓘ
glacial geology ⓘ |
| shaped |
glacial landforms of north-central Washington
ⓘ
lakes of north-central Washington ⓘ valleys of north-central Washington ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| transported |
erratics
ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Okanogan Lobe Description of subject: The Okanogan Lobe was a large outlet glacier of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet that advanced into north-central Washington State, profoundly shaping the region’s valleys, lakes, and glacial landforms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Okanogan Lobe