Oberaletsch Glacier
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Oberaletsch Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its rugged ice landscape and proximity to the Aletschhorn.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mittelaletsch Glacier | 1 |
| Oberaletsch Glacier canonical | 1 |
| Unteraletsch Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5268150 — 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: Oberaletsch Glacier Context triple: [Aletschhorn, overlooks, Oberaletsch Glacier]
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A.
Fieschergletscher
Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.
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B.
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
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C.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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D.
Gletsch
Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
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E.
Allalingletscher
Allalingletscher is a major valley glacier in the Swiss Alps near Saas-Fee, known for its dramatic icefalls and history of destructive ice 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: Oberaletsch Glacier Target entity description: Oberaletsch Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its rugged ice landscape and proximity to the Aletschhorn.
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A.
Fieschergletscher
Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.
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B.
Aletsch Glacier
Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
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C.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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D.
Gletsch
Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
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E.
Allalingletscher
Allalingletscher is a major valley glacier in the Swiss Alps near Saas-Fee, known for its dramatic icefalls and history of destructive ice avalanches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Belalp
ⓘ
linked to:
Fiescheralp
Nessjeri ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Massa hydrology ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Rhône basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône river basin
|
| flowsInto | Massa River ⓘ |
| glacierSystem |
Aletsch region glaciers
ⓘ
linked to:
Jungfrau-Aletsch region
|
| hasMountainHut | Oberaletschhütte ⓘ |
| hasType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| highestSurroundingPeak | Aletschhorn ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| length | about 9 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
ⓘ
canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| monitoredBy |
Swiss glacier monitoring network
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network
|
| mountainRange | Bernese Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Aletschhorn
ⓘ
Unteraletsch Glacier ⓘ
linked to:
Oberaletsch Glacier
|
| notableFor |
dramatic icefalls
ⓘ
proximity to Aletschhorn ⓘ remote alpine setting ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bernese Alps glaciation
ⓘ
Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Aletsch Glacier ⓘ |
| status | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ rugged ice landscape ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Aletschhorn
ⓘ
Driestichorn ⓘ Nesthorn ⓘ
linked to:
Doldenhorn
Sattelhorn ⓘ
linked to:
Gspaltenhorn
|
| tourism | popular hiking destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine mountaineering
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oberaletsch Glacier Description of subject: Oberaletsch Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its rugged ice landscape and proximity to the Aletschhorn.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oberaletsch Glacier
linked to: Oberaletsch Glacier