Coleman Glacier
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Coleman Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Washington State’s Mount Baker, known for its crevasses and use as a popular climbing and glaciology study route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coleman Glacier canonical | 10 |
| lower Coleman Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1868048 — 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: Coleman Glacier Context triple: [Mount Baker, hasGlacier, Coleman Glacier]
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A.
Collier Glacier
Collier Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known as one of the larger remaining glaciers in the state.
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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.
Coe Glacier
Coe Glacier is a mountain glacier on the northwestern flank of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevasses and role in feeding local streams.
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D.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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E.
Llewellyn Glacier
Llewellyn Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield region of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and retreating terminus.
- 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: Coleman Glacier Target entity description: Coleman Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Washington State’s Mount Baker, known for its crevasses and use as a popular climbing and glaciology study route.
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A.
Collier Glacier
Collier Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known as one of the larger remaining glaciers in the state.
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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.
Coe Glacier
Coe Glacier is a mountain glacier on the northwestern flank of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevasses and role in feeding local streams.
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D.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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E.
Llewellyn Glacier
Llewellyn Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield region of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and retreating terminus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Heliotrope Ridge Trail
ⓘ
linked to:
Heliotrope Ridge trailhead
|
| climateZone | maritime alpine climate ⓘ |
| climbingRouteName | Coleman–Deming route ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainsFlankOf | northwest flank of Mount Baker ⓘ |
| environment | alpine environment ⓘ |
| feeds | tributaries of the Nooksack River ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | upper slopes of Mount Baker ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Coleman–Deming climbing route ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally northwesterly flow ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalUsePeak |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall collapse ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessibility for scientific research
ⓘ
heavily crevassed surface ⓘ training ground for glacier travel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
Whatcom County ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | North Cascades ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Baker ⓘ |
| management | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| mountain | Mount Baker ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bellingham, Washington ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Glacier, Washington ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Baker glacial system ⓘ |
| popularRouteOn | Mount Baker ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
crevasse formation
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ snow accumulation patterns ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| terminusType | icefall terminus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing route
ⓘ
glaciology studies ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coleman Glacier Description of subject: Coleman Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Washington State’s Mount Baker, known for its crevasses and use as a popular climbing and glaciology study route.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Coleman Glacier