Wordie Ice Shelf
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Wordie Ice Shelf is a former Antarctic ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula’s west coast that became notable for its rapid disintegration in the late 20th century, often cited as evidence of regional climate warming.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wordie Ice Shelf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14331036 — 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: Wordie Ice Shelf Context triple: [Base F, near, Wordie Ice Shelf]
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A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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B.
Fimbul Ice Shelf
The Fimbul Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land along the eastern Weddell Sea.
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C.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
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D.
Amery Ice Shelf
The Amery Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, a massive floating extension of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains inland glaciers into the Southern Ocean.
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E.
Brunt Ice Shelf
The Brunt Ice Shelf is a vast floating expanse of glacial ice on the coast of Antarctica, known for its dynamic crevassing and as a key site for polar research and monitoring.
- 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: Wordie Ice Shelf Target entity description: Wordie Ice Shelf is a former Antarctic ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula’s west coast that became notable for its rapid disintegration in the late 20th century, often cited as evidence of regional climate warming.
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A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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B.
Fimbul Ice Shelf
The Fimbul Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land along the eastern Weddell Sea.
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C.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
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D.
Amery Ice Shelf
The Amery Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, a massive floating extension of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains inland glaciers into the Southern Ocean.
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E.
Brunt Ice Shelf
The Brunt Ice Shelf is a vast floating expanse of glacial ice on the coast of Antarctica, known for its dynamic crevassing and as a key site for polar research and monitoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.