Muir Inlet
E221504
Muir Inlet is a glacially carved fjord in southeastern Alaska known for its dramatic tidewater glaciers and marine wildlife within Glacier Bay National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muir Inlet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1537256 — 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: Muir Inlet Context triple: [Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, contains, Muir Inlet]
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A.
Barnes Sound
Barnes Sound is a shallow, coastal body of water in southern Florida that forms part of the greater Biscayne Bay system near the upper Florida Keys.
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B.
Lynn Canal
Lynn Canal is a long, narrow fjord in southeastern Alaska known as one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America and a key marine route for coastal communities and cruise ships.
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C.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
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D.
Murray Mouth
Murray Mouth is the tidal estuary at the southern end of Australia’s Murray River system, where the river meets the Southern Ocean near the Coorong in South Australia.
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E.
Townsend Inlet
Townsend Inlet is a tidal waterway and popular boating and fishing area along the southern New Jersey coast, separating the barrier islands of Sea Isle City and Avalon.
- 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: Muir Inlet Target entity description: Muir Inlet is a glacially carved fjord in southeastern Alaska known for its dramatic tidewater glaciers and marine wildlife within Glacier Bay National Park.
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A.
Barnes Sound
Barnes Sound is a shallow, coastal body of water in southern Florida that forms part of the greater Biscayne Bay system near the upper Florida Keys.
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B.
Lynn Canal
Lynn Canal is a long, narrow fjord in southeastern Alaska known as one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America and a key marine route for coastal communities and cruise ships.
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C.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
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D.
Murray Mouth
Murray Mouth is the tidal estuary at the southern end of Australia’s Murray River system, where the river meets the Southern Ocean near the Coorong in South Australia.
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E.
Townsend Inlet
Townsend Inlet is a tidal waterway and popular boating and fishing area along the southern New Jersey coast, separating the barrier islands of Sea Isle City and Avalon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fjord
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geographic feature ⓘ glacial inlet ⓘ |
| climateRegion | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| governedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| hasAccess | primarily by boat ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
active glacial processes
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glacially carved ⓘ marine wildlife habitat ⓘ steep-sided valley ⓘ tidewater glaciers ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
glacial fjord ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep waters
ⓘ
floating icebergs ⓘ steep rock walls ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial calving
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
climate change research
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ marine ecology ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
boat tours
ⓘ
glacier viewing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bald eagles
ⓘ
sea otters ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic tidewater glaciers
ⓘ
glacial landscapes ⓘ marine wildlife viewing ⓘ retreating glaciers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Glacier Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | John Muir ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glacier Bay World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay fjord system ⓘ
linked to:
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Inside Passage region of Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
|
| protectedArea | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a U.S. national park ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | arm of Glacier Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muir Inlet Description of subject: Muir Inlet is a glacially carved fjord in southeastern Alaska known for its dramatic tidewater glaciers and marine wildlife within Glacier Bay National Park.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.