Glacier de Taconnaz
E106556
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glacier de Taconnaz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764879 — 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: Glacier de Taconnaz Context triple: [Dôme du Goûter, glacierOnFlanks, Glacier de Taconnaz]
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A.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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B.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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C.
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
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D.
Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- 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: Glacier de Taconnaz Target entity description: Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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A.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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B.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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C.
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
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D.
Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| category |
Glaciers of France
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Glaciers of the Alps ⓘ Mont Blanc massif geography ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | north ⓘ |
| environment | alpine ⓘ |
| flowsTowards |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix valley
|
| hasFeature |
ice cliffs
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ steep icefalls ⓘ |
| hazardType |
glacial outburst
ⓘ
ice avalanche ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French Alps ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taconnaz ⓘ |
| near |
Chamonix
ⓘ
Chamonix ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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| notableFor |
glacial hazards to valley settlements
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proximity to Chamonix valley ⓘ steep icefalls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mont-Blanc glacial system
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc massif glacial system
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| regionType | high mountain glacier ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| valley |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix valley
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier de Taconnaz Description of subject: Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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