Khumbu Glacier
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Khumbu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in northeastern Nepal, renowned as the primary icefall route for climbers ascending Mount Everest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khumbu Glacier canonical | 18 |
| KhumbuGlacier | 2 |
| Khumbu Glacier terminus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1656726 — 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: Khumbu Glacier Context triple: [Sagarmatha National Park, contains, Khumbu Glacier]
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A.
Manaslu Glacier
Manaslu Glacier is a high-altitude mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Nepalese Himalayas.
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B.
Imja Glacier
Imja Glacier is a high-altitude valley glacier in the Everest region of Nepal, known for feeding the rapidly expanding Imja Tsho glacial lake and illustrating the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas.
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C.
Lhotse Glacier
Lhotse Glacier is a high-altitude mountain glacier in the Himalayas, lying on the slopes of Lhotse near Mount Everest.
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D.
Barun Glacier
Barun Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in eastern Nepal that drains the slopes of Mount Makalu and feeds the Barun River valley.
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E.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
- 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: Khumbu Glacier Target entity description: Khumbu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in northeastern Nepal, renowned as the primary icefall route for climbers ascending Mount Everest.
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A.
Manaslu Glacier
Manaslu Glacier is a high-altitude mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Nepalese Himalayas.
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B.
Imja Glacier
Imja Glacier is a high-altitude valley glacier in the Everest region of Nepal, known for feeding the rapidly expanding Imja Tsho glacial lake and illustrating the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas.
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C.
Lhotse Glacier
Lhotse Glacier is a high-altitude mountain glacier in the Himalayas, lying on the slopes of Lhotse near Mount Everest.
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D.
Barun Glacier
Barun Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in eastern Nepal that drains the slopes of Mount Makalu and feeds the Barun River valley.
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E.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
17 km
ⓘ
about 10.5 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWithMountain |
Lhotse
ⓘ
Mount Everest ⓘ Nuptse ⓘ |
| climateChangeImpact |
formation of supraglacial ponds
ⓘ
retreating terminus ⓘ surface lowering ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Lobuche River ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Western Cwm ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasPart | Khumbu Icefall ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall collapses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Khumbu Icefall route used by Everest climbers
ⓘ
rapid glacier thinning and retreat ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Sherpa language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khumbu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Khumbu Valley
Province No. 1, Nepal ⓘ Solukhumbu District ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Himalayas
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahalangur Himal
|
| namedAfter |
Khumbu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Khumbu Valley
|
| nearSettlement |
Dingboche
ⓘ
Gorak Shep ⓘ Lobuche ⓘ Namche Bazaar ⓘ Pheriche ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavily crevassed surface
ⓘ
moraine-covered lower tongue ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| partOf | Everest massif glacial system ⓘ |
| primaryClimbingRouteFor |
South Col route on Mount Everest
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest
|
| region | Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ |
| sourceElevation |
about 24,900 ft
ⓘ
about 7600 m ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
lateral moraines
ⓘ
medial moraines ⓘ |
| terminusElevation |
about 16,100 ft
ⓘ
about 4900 m ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ |
| usedBy |
mountaineering expeditions
ⓘ
trekkers on Everest Base Camp trail ⓘ |
| viewpoint | Kala Patthar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khumbu Glacier Description of subject: Khumbu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in northeastern Nepal, renowned as the primary icefall route for climbers ascending Mount Everest.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sagarmatha – Nepali
linked to: Khumbu Glacier
linked to: Khumbu Glacier
linked to: Khumbu Glacier