Shackleton Glacier
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Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier that flows from the polar plateau through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shackleton Glacier canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6418400 — 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: Shackleton Glacier Context triple: [Ross Ice Shelf, terminusOf, Shackleton Glacier]
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A.
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier that flows from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Eliot Glacier
Eliot Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the northeastern slope of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevasses and role as a key source of meltwater.
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C.
Stein Glacier
Stein Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps, known for its dramatic ice tongue and scenic views from the surrounding mountain passes and hiking trails.
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D.
Wedge Glacier
Wedge Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier located on Wedge Mountain in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, known for its steep terrain and appeal to mountaineers and backcountry skiers.
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E.
Tiedemann Glacier
Tiedemann Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the slopes of Mount Waddington.
- 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: Shackleton Glacier Target entity description: Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier that flows from the polar plateau through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.
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A.
Amundsen Glacier
Amundsen Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier that flows from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Eliot Glacier
Eliot Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the northeastern slope of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevasses and role as a key source of meltwater.
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C.
Stein Glacier
Stein Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps, known for its dramatic ice tongue and scenic views from the surrounding mountain passes and hiking trails.
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D.
Wedge Glacier
Wedge Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier located on Wedge Mountain in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, known for its steep terrain and appeal to mountaineers and backcountry skiers.
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E.
Tiedemann Glacier
Tiedemann Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the slopes of Mount Waddington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| featureType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | polar plateau ⓘ |
| flowsSouthwardTo | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Queen Maud Mountains ⓘ |
| hasClimate | extreme cold ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | Antarctic coordinate system ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | polar ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial erosion
ⓘ
ice calving ⓘ ice flow ⓘ snow accumulation ⓘ |
| hasSurface | ice ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear |
Ross Ice Shelf margin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Ice Shelf
|
| isLocatedOn | east side of Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| isMajorFeatureOf | Queen Maud Mountains ⓘ |
| isMajorGlacierOf | Ross Dependency ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Antarctic glacial system
ⓘ
linked to:
Antarctic cryosphere
Ross Sea sector of Antarctica ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Sea
|
| isStudiedInField |
Antarctic research
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Queen Maud Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| partOf | Ross Dependency ⓘ |
| region | Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shackleton Glacier Description of subject: Shackleton Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier that flows from the polar plateau through the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.