Moeller Ice Stream
E617016
Moeller Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moeller Ice Stream canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6695566 — 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: Moeller Ice Stream Context triple: [Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, feedsFrom, Moeller Ice Stream]
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A.
Mercer Ice Stream
Mercer Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream is a major Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that feeds ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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C.
Bindschadler Ice Stream
Bindschadler Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Institute Ice Stream
Institute Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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E.
Rutford Ice Stream
Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
- 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: Moeller Ice Stream Target entity description: Moeller Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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A.
Mercer Ice Stream
Mercer Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream is a major Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that feeds ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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C.
Bindschadler Ice Stream
Bindschadler Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Institute Ice Stream
Institute Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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E.
Rutford Ice Stream
Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| drainageDestination | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| drains | interior of West Antarctica ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasClimateSetting | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasFlowCharacteristic | fast-flowing ⓘ |
| hasGeneralOrientation | from Antarctic interior toward Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalNature | glacial feature ⓘ |
| hasMedium | ice ⓘ |
| hasMovement | ice flow toward coast ⓘ |
| hasScientificRelevance |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ ice-sheet dynamics ⓘ |
| hasSurface | ice surface ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
basal conditions
ⓘ
subglacial topography ⓘ surface mass balance changes ⓘ |
| isComposedPrimarilyOf | glacial ice ⓘ |
| isInRegion |
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf drainage basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
|
| isMonitoredFor |
contribution to sea level rise
ⓘ
ice dynamics ⓘ mass balance ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystem | Antarctic ice streams ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| partOf | West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| terminusType | ice shelf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moeller Ice Stream Description of subject: Moeller Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.