Gulkana Glacier
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Gulkana Glacier is a valley glacier in the eastern Alaska Range that serves as an important site for long-term glaciological research and a major source of meltwater to the surrounding river system.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gulkana Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19801174 — 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: Gulkana Glacier Context triple: [Gulkana River, fedBy, Gulkana Glacier]
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A.
Kuskulana Glacier
Kuskulana Glacier is a major valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Blackburn in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains.
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B.
North Guardian Glacier
North Guardian Glacier is a mountain glacier on the slopes of Glacier Peak in Washington’s North Cascades, contributing to the volcano’s glacial system and regional hydrology.
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C.
Gulkana
Gulkana is a small rural community in Alaska known as a gateway to outdoor recreation along the Richardson Highway, including fishing, rafting, and access to the nearby Gulkana River.
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D.
Kaskawulsh Glacier
Kaskawulsh Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada, known for its extensive icefield and significant role in regional hydrology and recent glacial retreat studies.
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E.
Caribou Glacier
Caribou Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier located within Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
- 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: Gulkana Glacier Target entity description: Gulkana Glacier is a valley glacier in the eastern Alaska Range that serves as an important site for long-term glaciological research and a major source of meltwater to the surrounding river system.
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A.
Kuskulana Glacier
Kuskulana Glacier is a major valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Blackburn in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains.
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B.
North Guardian Glacier
North Guardian Glacier is a mountain glacier on the slopes of Glacier Peak in Washington’s North Cascades, contributing to the volcano’s glacial system and regional hydrology.
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C.
Gulkana
Gulkana is a small rural community in Alaska known as a gateway to outdoor recreation along the Richardson Highway, including fishing, rafting, and access to the nearby Gulkana River.
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D.
Kaskawulsh Glacier
Kaskawulsh Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Saint Elias Mountains of Yukon, Canada, known for its extensive icefield and significant role in regional hydrology and recent glacial retreat studies.
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E.
Caribou Glacier
Caribou Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier located within Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.