Glacier de la Grande Casse
E444838
Glacier de la Grande Casse is a high-altitude Alpine glacier lying on the slopes of Grande Casse, the highest peak in France’s Vanoise massif in the Graian Alps.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier de la Grande Casse canonical | 1 |
| Glacier de la Grande Motte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4466677 — 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 de la Grande Casse Context triple: [Grande Casse, hasGlacier, Glacier de la Grande Casse]
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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 de Tré-la-Tête
Glacier de Tré-la-Tête is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its extensive ice cover and role in regional hydrology and mountaineering.
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C.
Glacier de Leschaux
Glacier de Leschaux is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and access to classic alpine climbing routes.
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D.
Glacier de la Tournette
Glacier de la Tournette is a mountain glacier within the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, contributing to the region’s extensive high-altitude ice system.
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E.
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.
- 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 de la Grande Casse Target entity description: Glacier de la Grande Casse is a high-altitude Alpine glacier lying on the slopes of Grande Casse, the highest peak in France’s Vanoise massif in the Graian Alps.
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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 de Tré-la-Tête
Glacier de Tré-la-Tête is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its extensive ice cover and role in regional hydrology and mountaineering.
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C.
Glacier de Leschaux
Glacier de Leschaux is a major valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and access to classic alpine climbing routes.
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D.
Glacier de la Tournette
Glacier de la Tournette is a mountain glacier within the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, contributing to the region’s extensive high-altitude ice system.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | department of Savoie ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Isère basin ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude ⓘ |
| geologicalType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| isInProtectedArea | Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
France ⓘ Graian Alps ⓘ Grande Casse ⓘ Savoie ⓘ Vanoise Massif ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pralognan-la-Vanoise ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Graian Alps
ⓘ
Vanoise Massif ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grande Casse ⓘ |
| onSlopeOf | Grande Casse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
French Alps ⓘ |
| region | Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureOf | Grande Casse north face ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier de la Grande Casse Description of subject: Glacier de la Grande Casse is a high-altitude Alpine glacier lying on the slopes of Grande Casse, the highest peak in France’s Vanoise massif in the Graian Alps.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Glacier de la Grande Casse