Glacier de la Vanoise
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Glacier de la Vanoise is a prominent alpine glacier in the French Alps, known for its extensive ice fields within the Vanoise National Park.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier de la Vanoise canonical | 1 |
| Vanoise glacial system | 1 |
| Vanoise glacier system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6915177 — 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 Vanoise Context triple: [Vanoise Massif, containsGlacier, Glacier de la Vanoise]
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A.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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B.
Glacier de Trient
Glacier de Trient is a notable alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the western Alps, known for its high-altitude ice fields and surrounding mountaineering routes.
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C.
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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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 Vanoise Target entity description: Glacier de la Vanoise is a prominent alpine glacier in the French Alps, known for its extensive ice fields within the Vanoise National Park.
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A.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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B.
Glacier de Trient
Glacier de Trient is a notable alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the western Alps, known for its high-altitude ice fields and surrounding mountaineering routes.
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C.
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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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| category |
Glaciers of France
ⓘ
Glaciers of the Alps ⓘ Landforms of Savoie ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Arc river basin ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | alpine glacier ecosystem ⓘ |
| environment | high mountain environment ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
cirque glacier
ⓘ
plateau glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Vanoise mountain huts
ⓘ
alpine trails in Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected within national park ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ seracs ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ icefall collapse ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
global warming ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | French glaciological services ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | topographic maps of Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive ice fields
ⓘ
high-altitude glaciation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
France ⓘ French Alps ⓘ Savoie ⓘ Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| nearestProtectedArea | Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vanoise glacier system
ⓘ
linked to:
Glacier de la Vanoise
Vanoise massif ⓘ
linked to:
Vanoise Massif
|
| protectedArea | Vanoise National Park ⓘ |
| region |
western Alps
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Alps
|
| subjectOf |
climate change impact studies
ⓘ
glaciology studies ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Vanoise
ⓘ
linked to:
Vanoise Massif
|
| usedFor |
alpine hiking
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier de la Vanoise Description of subject: Glacier de la Vanoise is a prominent alpine glacier in the French Alps, known for its extensive ice fields within the Vanoise National Park.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Glacier de la Vanoise
linked to: Glacier de la Vanoise