Glacier d’Ossoue
E292857
Glacier d’Ossoue is a prominent glacier on the north face of the Vignemale massif in the central Pyrenees, known as one of the largest and most studied glaciers in the range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier d’Ossoue canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2727677 — 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: Glacier d’Ossoue Context triple: [Vignemale, hasGlacier, Glacier d’Ossoue]
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A.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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B.
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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C.
Glacier du Mont Maudit
Glacier du Mont Maudit is a high-altitude Alpine glacier on the Mont Maudit massif in the Mont Blanc range of the French-Italian Alps, known among mountaineers for its crevassed terrain and challenging climbing routes.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Brenva Glacier
Brenva Glacier is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, known for its large icefalls and historic avalanches.
- 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: Glacier d’Ossoue Target entity description: Glacier d’Ossoue is a prominent glacier on the north face of the Vignemale massif in the central Pyrenees, known as one of the largest and most studied glaciers in the range.
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A.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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B.
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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C.
Glacier du Mont Maudit
Glacier du Mont Maudit is a high-altitude Alpine glacier on the Mont Maudit massif in the Mont Blanc range of the French-Italian Alps, known among mountaineers for its crevassed terrain and challenging climbing routes.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Brenva Glacier
Brenva Glacier is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, known for its large icefalls and historic avalanches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Vallée d’Ossoue
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surface form:
Gave d’Ossoue
|
| hasAccessRoute |
Gavarnie area approaches
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Ossoue valley approach ⓘ |
| hasClimate | high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
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icefall sections ⓘ snow and firn cover ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | located within a protected mountain environment ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
evolution of small mid-latitude glaciers
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impact of warming on Pyrenean glaciers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
Vignemale massif ⓘ central Pyrenees ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north face of Vignemale ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Pyrenees ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ossoue valley ⓘ |
| near |
French–Spanish border
ⓘ
Vignemale ⓘ
surface form:
Vignemale summit
|
| notableFor |
being one of the largest glaciers in the Pyrenees
ⓘ
being one of the most studied glaciers in the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Pyrenees glacial system
ⓘ
Hautes-Pyrénées ⓘ
surface form:
Hautes-Pyrénées department
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
headwaters of the Gave de Pau basin ⓘ |
| region | southwestern France ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
monitoring of mass balance and surface area changes
ⓘ
scientific studies on glacier retreat in the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| trend | glacier retreat ⓘ |
| usedBy |
alpinists
ⓘ
hikers with glacier equipment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing routes
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glaciological research ⓘ mountaineering access to Vignemale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier d’Ossoue Description of subject: Glacier d’Ossoue is a prominent glacier on the north face of the Vignemale massif in the central Pyrenees, known as one of the largest and most studied glaciers in the range.
Referenced by (3)
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