Ghiacciaio del Miage
E144604
Ghiacciaio del Miage is a large valley glacier in the Italian Alps on the southern side of Mont Blanc, known for its extensive debris-covered surface.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier de Miage | 2 |
| Ghiacciaio del Miage canonical | 1 |
| fr:Glacier de Miage | 1 |
| it:Ghiacciaio del Miage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1270689 — 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: Ghiacciaio del Miage Context triple: [Miage Glacier, hasNameInItalian, Ghiacciaio del Miage]
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A.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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B.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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C.
Glacier du Géant
Glacier du Géant is a major high-altitude glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for feeding the famous Mer de Glace and for its dramatic crevassed icefields popular with mountaineers.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
- 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: Ghiacciaio del Miage Target entity description: Ghiacciaio del Miage is a large valley glacier in the Italian Alps on the southern side of Mont Blanc, known for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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A.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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B.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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C.
Glacier du Géant
Glacier du Géant is a major high-altitude glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for feeding the famous Mer de Glace and for its dramatic crevassed icefields popular with mountaineers.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| belongsToMountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Dora Baltea basin ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Dora di Veny ⓘ |
| glacierType | debris-covered glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint | Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasDebrisOrigin |
lateral moraines
ⓘ
rockfalls from surrounding slopes ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalFeature |
extensive debris cover on ablation zone
ⓘ
ice-cored moraines ⓘ supraglacial ponds ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | source of meltwater for local streams ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Ghiacciaio del Miage
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
fr:Glacier de Miage
Ghiacciaio del Miage self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
it:Ghiacciaio del Miage
|
| hasMoraineType |
lateral moraine
ⓘ
terminal moraine ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Mont Blanc
ⓘ
Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | extensive supraglacial debris ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally south-facing ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
glacier dynamics under debris cover
ⓘ
mass balance studies ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceCharacteristic | debris-covered ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceMaterial |
ice beneath debris
ⓘ
rock debris ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy | global warming ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | strongly debris-mantled glacier ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor | climate change impacts ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological field campaigns ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Alps
|
| locatedOnSouthernSideOf | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| near | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine tourism
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghiacciaio del Miage Description of subject: Ghiacciaio del Miage is a large valley glacier in the Italian Alps on the southern side of Mont Blanc, known for its extensive debris-covered surface.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glacier de Miage
this entity surface form:
Glacier de Miage
this entity surface form:
it:Ghiacciaio del Miage
this entity surface form:
fr:Glacier de Miage