Illecillewaet Glacier
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Illecillewaet Glacier is a historically significant and heavily studied mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, long known as a key site for early North American glaciology and tourism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illecillewaet Glacier canonical | 2 |
| Illecillewaet Glacier region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5216455 — 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: Illecillewaet Glacier Context triple: [Glacier National Park (Canada), contains, Illecillewaet Glacier]
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A.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
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B.
Kennicott Glacier
Kennicott Glacier is a large valley glacier in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains, known for its striking ice formations, historic mining-era surroundings, and accessibility to hikers and climbers.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Renfrew Glacier
Renfrew Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- 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: Illecillewaet Glacier Target entity description: Illecillewaet Glacier is a historically significant and heavily studied mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, long known as a key site for early North American glaciology and tourism.
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A.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
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B.
Kennicott Glacier
Kennicott Glacier is a large valley glacier in Alaska’s Wrangell Mountains, known for its striking ice formations, historic mining-era surroundings, and accessibility to hikers and climbers.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Renfrew Glacier
Renfrew Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| climateZone | subalpine ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Illecillewaet River ⓘ |
| firstMajorStudiesDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasClosestTown | Revelstoke, British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | southeastern British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | alpine ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Okanagan language (via Illecillewaet River name) ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major tourist attraction in late 19th and early 20th centuries
ⓘ
one of the earliest systematically studied glaciers in North America ⓘ |
| hasLongTermMonitoring | yes ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Illecillewaet River ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Glacier House (historic hotel site)
ⓘ
Illecillewaet Campground ⓘ
linked to:
Illecillewaet Campground area
|
| hasNearbyTrail |
Great Glacier Trail
ⓘ
Illecillewaet Glacier trail ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon |
glacier retreat
ⓘ
mass balance change ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicRecordSince | 1880s ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguageRegion | English ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | climate change indicator glacier ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
historical photographs and postcards
ⓘ
scientific publications on glacier retreat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early mountaineering tourism in Canada
ⓘ
historical importance in North American glaciology ⓘ long-term glacier monitoring ⓘ photographic records of glacier retreat ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Selkirk Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Glacier National Park (Canada) ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rogers Pass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia River Basin
|
| researchField |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ |
| tourismDevelopedBy | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational hiking views
ⓘ
scientific education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illecillewaet Glacier Description of subject: Illecillewaet Glacier is a historically significant and heavily studied mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, long known as a key site for early North American glaciology and tourism.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Illecillewaet Glacier