Erebus Glacier
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Erebus Glacier is a polar glacier flowing down the slopes of Antarctica’s active volcano Mount Erebus on Ross Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erebus Glacier canonical | 3 |
| Erebus Glacier system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6418490 — 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: Erebus Glacier Context triple: [Mount Erebus, hasGlacier, Erebus Glacier]
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A.
Shackleton Glacier
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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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.
Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains toward the Ross Sea.
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D.
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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E.
Amalia Glacier
Amalia Glacier is a tidewater glacier in southern Chile, known for its dramatic calving front and rapid retreat along the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
- 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: Erebus Glacier Target entity description: Erebus Glacier is a polar glacier flowing down the slopes of Antarctica’s active volcano Mount Erebus on Ross Island.
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A.
Shackleton Glacier
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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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.
Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains toward the Ross Sea.
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D.
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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E.
Amalia Glacier
Amalia Glacier is a tidewater glacier in southern Chile, known for its dramatic calving front and rapid retreat along the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainsFeature |
Mount Erebus summit area
ⓘ
upper flanks of Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | active volcanic edifice ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
englacial tephra
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ volcanic ash layers ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicRecord |
aerial photography
ⓘ
satellite imagery ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ablation
ⓘ
ice flow ⓘ snow accumulation ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanching ice
ⓘ
crevasse hazard ⓘ |
| iceType | cold-based ice (predominantly) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antarctic climate variability
ⓘ
local wind patterns ⓘ volcanic heat from Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ross Island ⓘ |
| locatedOnVolcano | Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
ⓘ
McMurdo Station ⓘ |
| onSlopeOf | Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| partOf |
McMurdo Volcanic Group
ⓘ
Mount Erebus glacial system ⓘ Ross Dependency ⓘ Transantarctic region (broadly defined) ⓘ
linked to:
Transantarctic region
|
| researchField |
climate science
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevassed
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ross Sea
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountaineering access routes on Mount Erebus
ⓘ
scientific field campaigns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erebus Glacier Description of subject: Erebus Glacier is a polar glacier flowing down the slopes of Antarctica’s active volcano Mount Erebus on Ross Island.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Erebus Glacier