Fletschhorn Glacier
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Fletschhorn Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the slopes of the Fletschhorn mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fletschhorn Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6885482 — 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: Fletschhorn Glacier Context triple: [Fletschhorn, hasGlacier, Fletschhorn Glacier]
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A.
Koettlitz Glacier
Koettlitz Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in the Ross Dependency that flows into McMurdo Sound near the Royal Society Range.
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B.
Lauteraar Glacier
Lauteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, flowing beneath peaks such as the Schreckhorn and feeding into the Unteraar Glacier system.
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C.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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D.
Fiescher Glacier
Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
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E.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
- 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: Fletschhorn Glacier Target entity description: Fletschhorn Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the slopes of the Fletschhorn mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.
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A.
Koettlitz Glacier
Koettlitz Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in the Ross Dependency that flows into McMurdo Sound near the Royal Society Range.
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B.
Lauteraar Glacier
Lauteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, flowing beneath peaks such as the Schreckhorn and feeding into the Unteraar Glacier system.
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C.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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D.
Fiescher Glacier
Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
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E.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | Fletschhorn ⓘ |
| formedBy |
accumulation of snow
ⓘ
compaction of snow into ice ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentType | high-alpine environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ablation zone
ⓘ
accumulation zone ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalContext |
southern Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Switzerland
|
| hasGeomorphologicalEffect |
erosion of bedrock
ⓘ
formation of glacial landforms ⓘ transport of sediment ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComposition | glacial ice ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial melt
ⓘ
ice flow ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
ice ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| isNear |
Saas Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Saas valley
Simplon region ⓘ
linked to:
Simplon area
|
| isPartOf |
Fletschhorn massif
ⓘ
linked to:
Fletschhorn
|
| locatedIn | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton | Valais ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedOnMountain | Fletschhorn ⓘ |
| partOfMountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
seasonal variation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fletschhorn Glacier Description of subject: Fletschhorn Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the slopes of the Fletschhorn mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.