Carstensz Glacier
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Carstensz Glacier is a rapidly shrinking tropical mountain glacier located on the slopes of Puncak Jaya in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carstensz Glacier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6654053 — 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: Carstensz Glacier Context triple: [Puncak Jaya, hasGlacier, Carstensz Glacier]
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A.
Scimitar Glacier
Scimitar Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the slopes of Glacier Peak in Washington’s North Cascades.
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B.
Krapf Glacier
Krapf Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers on Mount Kenya, located high on the mountain’s slopes in central Kenya.
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C.
Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains to drain into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Tokositna Glacier
Tokositna Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Alaska Range known for its dramatic ice flows and surrounding rugged mountain scenery.
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E.
Armira Glacier
Armira Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal area.
- 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: Carstensz Glacier Target entity description: Carstensz Glacier is a rapidly shrinking tropical mountain glacier located on the slopes of Puncak Jaya in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia.
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A.
Scimitar Glacier
Scimitar Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the slopes of Glacier Peak in Washington’s North Cascades.
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B.
Krapf Glacier
Krapf Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers on Mount Kenya, located high on the mountain’s slopes in central Kenya.
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C.
Nimrod Glacier
Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains to drain into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Tokositna Glacier
Tokositna Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Alaska Range known for its dramatic ice flows and surrounding rugged mountain scenery.
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E.
Armira Glacier
Armira Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain glacier
ⓘ
tropical glacier ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carstensz Icefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Puncak Jaya ice cap
|
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| elevationRange | above 4,000 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | equatorial high mountain environment ⓘ |
| hasIceVolumeTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 4°S ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 137°E ⓘ |
| hasSnowlineTrend | rising ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceAreaTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Timika ⓘ |
| isIndicatorOf | tropical climate change ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor | glacial retreat ⓘ |
| isOneOf | few remaining tropical glaciers ⓘ |
| isRapidlyShrinking | true ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| isWithin |
Sudirman Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Sudirman Range
|
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Papua ⓘ central highlands of Papua ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Puncak Jaya ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sudirman Range ⓘ |
| nearbyPeak | Puncak Jaya summit ⓘ |
| partOf | Puncak Jaya ice cap ⓘ |
| primaryCauseOfRetreat | climate change ⓘ |
| region |
Western New Guinea
ⓘ
linked to:
western New Guinea
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carstensz Glacier Description of subject: Carstensz Glacier is a rapidly shrinking tropical mountain glacier located on the slopes of Puncak Jaya in the central highlands of Papua, Indonesia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.