Gangotri Glacier
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Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gangotri | 29 |
| Gangotri Glacier canonical | 16 |
| Gangotri valley | 1 |
| Gangotri–Chirbasa–Bhojbasa–Gomukh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198270 — 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: Gangotri Glacier Context triple: [Ganges, sourceLocation, Gangotri Glacier]
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Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- 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: Gangotri Glacier Target entity description: Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
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A.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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B.
Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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C.
Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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D.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan glacier
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glacier ⓘ |
| accessRoute | road to Gangotri town followed by trek to Gomukh ⓘ |
| climateZone | high mountain alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Ganga goddess in Hinduism ⓘ |
| districtHeadquartersDistance | about 100 kilometres from Uttarkashi ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ganges Basin
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linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
|
| elevation |
about 13500 feet at the snout
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about 4100 metres at the snout ⓘ |
| fedBy | snow and ice from surrounding peaks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
icefall
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lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ supraglacial debris cover ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | true ⓘ |
| importance |
critical for Ganges River flow in dry season
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major freshwater source for northern India ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isReveredAs | source of the Ganges ⓘ |
| length |
about 19 miles
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about 30 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal Himalaya
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linked to:
Garhwal
Uttarakhand ⓘ Uttarkashi district ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gangotri National Park ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Himalayas ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Gangotri
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangotri Glacier
|
| nearestMajorRiver | Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Indian environmental regulations ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Hinduism ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ hydrology of the Ganges Basin ⓘ |
| retreatCause |
changes in snowfall patterns
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ rising temperatures ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Bhagirathi River
ⓘ
upper Ganges River system ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
|
| stateCapitalDistance | about 300 kilometres from Dehradun ⓘ |
| terminus | Gomukh ⓘ |
| tourismType |
pilgrimage tourism
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trekking tourism ⓘ |
| trekDifficulty | moderate to difficult ⓘ |
| width | up to 2 kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gangotri Glacier Description of subject: Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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