Cordilleran glacial system
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The Cordilleran glacial system was a vast Pleistocene ice sheet complex that covered much of western North America, shaping the region’s mountains, valleys, and proglacial lakes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cordilleran glacial system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17986615 — 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: Cordilleran glacial system Context triple: [Glacial Lake Columbia, partOf, Cordilleran glacial system]
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Coast Mountains glacial system
The Coast Mountains glacial system is an extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields along the Pacific coast of North America, shaping the rugged topography and hydrology of the Coast Mountains.
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Alpine glacial system
The Alpine glacial system is the interconnected network of glaciers, meltwater lakes, and ice-related landforms that shape the high mountain landscapes of the European Alps.
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Sierra Nevada glacial system
The Sierra Nevada glacial system is the network of past and present mountain glaciers and associated landforms that have shaped the high-elevation landscapes of California’s Sierra Nevada range.
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Alaska Range glacial system
The Alaska Range glacial system is a network of interconnected glaciers and icefields spanning the high peaks of the Alaska Range, including Denali, that shapes the region’s rugged alpine landscape and hydrology.
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St. Elias Mountains glacial system
The St. Elias Mountains glacial system is an extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields in the St. Elias Range of Alaska and Yukon, known for its massive ice cover and significant role in North Pacific climate and sea-level dynamics.
- 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: Cordilleran glacial system Target entity description: The Cordilleran glacial system was a vast Pleistocene ice sheet complex that covered much of western North America, shaping the region’s mountains, valleys, and proglacial lakes.
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A.
Coast Mountains glacial system
The Coast Mountains glacial system is an extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields along the Pacific coast of North America, shaping the rugged topography and hydrology of the Coast Mountains.
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B.
Alpine glacial system
The Alpine glacial system is the interconnected network of glaciers, meltwater lakes, and ice-related landforms that shape the high mountain landscapes of the European Alps.
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C.
Sierra Nevada glacial system
The Sierra Nevada glacial system is the network of past and present mountain glaciers and associated landforms that have shaped the high-elevation landscapes of California’s Sierra Nevada range.
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D.
Alaska Range glacial system
The Alaska Range glacial system is a network of interconnected glaciers and icefields spanning the high peaks of the Alaska Range, including Denali, that shapes the region’s rugged alpine landscape and hydrology.
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E.
St. Elias Mountains glacial system
The St. Elias Mountains glacial system is an extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields in the St. Elias Range of Alaska and Yukon, known for its massive ice cover and significant role in North Pacific climate and sea-level dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.