Knik Glacier
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Knik Glacier is a large valley glacier in south-central Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and as a major source of meltwater feeding the Knik River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Knik Glacier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15266429 — 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: Knik Glacier Context triple: [Knik River, source, Knik Glacier]
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A.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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B.
Minapin Glacier
Minapin Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in northern Pakistan that descends from the slopes of Rakaposhi in the Karakoram range.
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C.
Gannett Glacier
Gannett Glacier is a major mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, known as one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
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D.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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E.
Skilak Glacier
Skilak Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that flows from the Harding Icefield toward Skilak Lake.
- 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: Knik Glacier Target entity description: Knik Glacier is a large valley glacier in south-central Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and as a major source of meltwater feeding the Knik River.
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A.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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B.
Minapin Glacier
Minapin Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in northern Pakistan that descends from the slopes of Rakaposhi in the Karakoram range.
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C.
Gannett Glacier
Gannett Glacier is a major mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, known as one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
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D.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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E.
Skilak Glacier
Skilak Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that flows from the Harding Icefield toward Skilak Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.