Ekström Ice Shelf
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Ekström Ice Shelf is a floating ice shelf on the coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, known for hosting Germany’s Neumayer Station III research base.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antarctic ice shelf near Princess Martha Coast | 1 |
| Ekström Ice Shelf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17762067 — 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: Ekström Ice Shelf Context triple: [Neumayer Station III, location, Ekström Ice Shelf]
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A.
Crosson Ice Shelf
Crosson Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf located in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica, forming part of the region’s rapidly changing coastal ice front.
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B.
Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
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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.
Lazarev Ice Shelf
Lazarev Ice Shelf is a coastal ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica, forming part of the region’s extensive ice-covered shoreline.
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E.
Getz Ice Shelf
Getz Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Marie Byrd Land in the Amundsen Sea, known for its extensive calving front and contribution to regional ice loss.
- 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: Ekström Ice Shelf Target entity description: Ekström Ice Shelf is a floating ice shelf on the coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, known for hosting Germany’s Neumayer Station III research base.
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A.
Crosson Ice Shelf
Crosson Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf located in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica, forming part of the region’s rapidly changing coastal ice front.
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B.
Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
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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.
Lazarev Ice Shelf
Lazarev Ice Shelf is a coastal ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica, forming part of the region’s extensive ice-covered shoreline.
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E.
Getz Ice Shelf
Getz Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Marie Byrd Land in the Amundsen Sea, known for its extensive calving front and contribution to regional ice loss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ekström Ice Shelf