Valdez Glacier
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Valdez Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking ice formations and accessibility near the town of Valdez.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valdez Glacier canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1135780 — 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: Valdez Glacier Context triple: [Chugach Mountains, hasGlacier, Valdez Glacier]
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A.
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier is a 13-mile-long valley glacier in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska, renowned for its striking blue ice, accessible visitor center, and dramatic retreat due to climate change.
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B.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
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C.
Carver Glacier
Carver Glacier is a small mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
San Rafael Glacier
San Rafael Glacier is a major tidewater glacier in Chilean Patagonia known for its dramatic ice cliffs and calving into the Laguna San Rafael.
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E.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- 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: Valdez Glacier Target entity description: Valdez Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking ice formations and accessibility near the town of Valdez.
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A.
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier is a 13-mile-long valley glacier in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska, renowned for its striking blue ice, accessible visitor center, and dramatic retreat due to climate change.
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B.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
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C.
Carver Glacier
Carver Glacier is a small mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
San Rafael Glacier
San Rafael Glacier is a major tidewater glacier in Chilean Patagonia known for its dramatic ice cliffs and calving into the Laguna San Rafael.
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E.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distanceToValdez | approximately 5 miles ⓘ |
| drainsTo |
Port Valdez watershed
ⓘ
Valdez Glacier Stream ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Valdez Glacier Lake ⓘ |
| geologicalType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
road access to trailhead
ⓘ
short hiking trails ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
glacial lake ⓘ ice caves ⓘ moraine ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasRecreationManagement | local and state agencies ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | summer melt and winter accumulation ⓘ |
| hasSnowCover | perennial ⓘ |
| hazard |
calving into proglacial lake
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall ⓘ unstable ice caves ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessibility from the town of Valdez
ⓘ
recreational tourism ⓘ scenic views ⓘ striking ice formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chugach Census Area (current designation) ⓘ
linked to:
Copper River Census Area
Chugach Mountains ⓘ Valdez-Cordova Census Area (historical designation) ⓘ
linked to:
Valdez–Cordova Census Area
|
| locatedNear | Valdez ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
City of Valdez
ⓘ
linked to:
Valdez
|
| partOf |
Chugach National Forest region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chugach National Forest
|
| photoSubjectOf |
landscape photography
ⓘ
tourism promotion materials ⓘ |
| region | Southcentral Alaska ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice and firn ⓘ |
| terminusType | proglacial lake terminus ⓘ |
| tourismType | day-use destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
guided glacier tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ ice climbing ⓘ snowmachining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valdez Glacier Description of subject: Valdez Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking ice formations and accessibility near the town of Valdez.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.