Brenva Glacier
E115672
Brenva Glacier is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, known for its large icefalls and historic avalanches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brenva Glacier canonical | 6 |
| Brenva Glacier (on its flanks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T879829 — 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: Brenva Glacier Context triple: [Mont Blanc massif, contains, Brenva Glacier]
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A.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Fiescher Glacier
Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
- 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: Brenva Glacier Target entity description: Brenva Glacier is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, known for its large icefalls and historic avalanches.
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A.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Fiescher Glacier
Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| avalancheType |
ice avalanche
ⓘ
snow avalanche ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drains | southeastern flank of Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasAvalanchePath | Brenva avalanche path ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large icefalls
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ steep ice slopes ⓘ |
| hasRoute | Brenva Spur route on Mont Blanc (approach via glacier) ⓘ |
| hazard | glacial avalanches threatening Val Veny ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic avalanches
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large icefalls ⓘ major ice avalanches from Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
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Italy ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| near | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1895 Brenva Glacier avalanche
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1920 Brenva Glacier avalanche ⓘ 1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche ⓘ |
| onSideOf | Italian side of Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif glacial system ⓘ |
| terminusElevation | approximately 1400 metres ⓘ |
| upperBasinElevation | above 4000 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brenva Glacier Description of subject: Brenva Glacier is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, known for its large icefalls and historic avalanches.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brenva Glacier (on its flanks)