Glarus Alps
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The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in eastern Switzerland known for their dramatic peaks, deep valleys, and globally significant geological formations recognized by UNESCO.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glarus Alps canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6622473 — 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: Glarus Alps Context triple: [Central Alps, hasPart, Glarus Alps]
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A.
Albula Alps
The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the central Eastern Alps of Switzerland, known for their rugged peaks, scenic valleys, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
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B.
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps on the border between Austria and Italy, known for their high glaciated peaks and popular mountaineering and skiing terrain.
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C.
Silvretta Alps
The Silvretta Alps are a high mountain range in the central Eastern Alps, spanning parts of Austria and Switzerland and known for their extensive glaciers and popular ski resorts.
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D.
Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps are a rugged mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps of western Austria, known for their dramatic peaks, alpine valleys, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
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E.
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps are a picturesque mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, renowned for their rugged peaks, alpine meadows, and popular hiking and skiing areas along the German-Austrian border.
- 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: Glarus Alps Target entity description: The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in eastern Switzerland known for their dramatic peaks, deep valleys, and globally significant geological formations recognized by UNESCO.
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A.
Albula Alps
The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the central Eastern Alps of Switzerland, known for their rugged peaks, scenic valleys, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
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B.
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps on the border between Austria and Italy, known for their high glaciated peaks and popular mountaineering and skiing terrain.
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C.
Silvretta Alps
The Silvretta Alps are a high mountain range in the central Eastern Alps, spanning parts of Austria and Switzerland and known for their extensive glaciers and popular ski resorts.
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D.
Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps are a rugged mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps of western Austria, known for their dramatic peaks, alpine valleys, and popular hiking and skiing areas.
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E.
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps are a picturesque mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, renowned for their rugged peaks, alpine meadows, and popular hiking and skiing areas along the German-Austrian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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geological thrust fault ⓘ mountain range ⓘ |
| contains |
Bifertenstock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brigels range NERFINISHED ⓘ Clariden NERFINISHED ⓘ Glarus thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ Hausstock NERFINISHED ⓘ Piz Sardona NERFINISHED ⓘ Piz Segnas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pizol NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringelspitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardona NERFINISHED ⓘ Tödi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainage |
Linth basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sernf valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | 3614 m ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Permian to Mesozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | classic example of thrust faulting ⓘ |
| hasGlacier |
Biferten Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clariden Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hüfi Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPass |
Klausen Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunkel Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Panix Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Tödi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes | Glarus Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep valleys
ⓘ
distinctive geological formations ⓘ dramatic peaks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Glarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden ⓘ canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | canton of Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrustSequence | older rocks over younger rocks at Glarus thrust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Western Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
geotourism
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hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Sargans region
ⓘ
Walensee region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glarus Alps Description of subject: The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in eastern Switzerland known for their dramatic peaks, deep valleys, and globally significant geological formations recognized by UNESCO.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.