Margerie Glacier
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Margerie Glacier is a prominent tidewater glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, known for its dramatic calving ice cliffs and accessibility to cruise ship visitors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margerie Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1537253 — 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: Margerie Glacier Context triple: [Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, contains, Margerie Glacier]
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A.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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B.
Lyman Glacier
Lyman Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its retreat in recent decades due to climate change.
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C.
Pasterze Glacier
Pasterze Glacier is the largest glacier in Austria, located on the eastern slope of the Grossglockner in the High Tauern range.
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D.
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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E.
Panmah Glacier
Panmah Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its rugged terrain and proximity to several notable high peaks.
- 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: Margerie Glacier Target entity description: Margerie Glacier is a prominent tidewater glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, known for its dramatic calving ice cliffs and accessibility to cruise ship visitors.
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A.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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B.
Lyman Glacier
Lyman Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its retreat in recent decades due to climate change.
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C.
Pasterze Glacier
Pasterze Glacier is the largest glacier in Austria, located on the eastern slope of the Grossglockner in the High Tauern range.
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D.
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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E.
Panmah Glacier
Panmah Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its rugged terrain and proximity to several notable high peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
tidewater glacier ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | cruise ship ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drains | part of the Brady Icefield ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Fairweather Range ⓘ |
| governedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasActivity | frequent calving events ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight |
about 21 to 30 meters below water
ⓘ
about 76 meters above water ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 34 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateTotalHeight | about 100 meters ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | about 1.6 kilometers at the face ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue-white ice ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
subarctic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
active calving front
ⓘ
steep ice face ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
falling ice from calving
ⓘ
icebergs in adjacent waters ⓘ |
| hasIceType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasStatus | relatively stable in recent decades ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessibility to cruise ship visitors
ⓘ
dramatic calving ice cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form:
Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | French geographer Emmanuel de Margerie ⓘ |
| near | Grand Pacific Glacier ⓘ |
| observedFrom |
cruise ships
ⓘ
tour boats ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhandle of Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Panhandle
Glacier Bay icefield system ⓘ |
| popularFor |
photography
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
| region |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| sourceRegion |
Fairweather Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairweather Mountains
|
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Glacier Bay
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| terminusAdjacentTo | Grand Pacific Glacier ⓘ |
| terminusType | tidewater ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | Glacier Bay waters ⓘ |
| within |
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Site of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margerie Glacier Description of subject: Margerie Glacier is a prominent tidewater glacier in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, known for its dramatic calving ice cliffs and accessibility to cruise ship visitors.
Referenced by (1)
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