Corbassière Glacier
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Corbassière Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, flowing from the northern slopes of the Grand Combin massif.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corbassière Glacier canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6726882 — 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: Corbassière Glacier Context triple: [Grand Combin, hasGlacier, Corbassière Glacier]
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A.
Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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B.
Weyprecht Glacier
Weyprecht Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of the Beerenberg volcano in Jan Mayen, Norway, known for its Arctic glaciological significance.
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C.
Bossons Glacier
Bossons Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steep descent toward the Chamonix valley and its historical accessibility to climbers and tourists.
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D.
Laveciau Glacier
Laveciau Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the Gran Paradiso massif in the Graian Alps of northwestern Italy.
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E.
Verila Glacier
Verila Glacier is a glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known as part of the island’s extensive glacial system.
- 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: Corbassière Glacier Target entity description: Corbassière Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, flowing from the northern slopes of the Grand Combin massif.
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A.
Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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B.
Weyprecht Glacier
Weyprecht Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of the Beerenberg volcano in Jan Mayen, Norway, known for its Arctic glaciological significance.
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C.
Bossons Glacier
Bossons Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steep descent toward the Chamonix valley and its historical accessibility to climbers and tourists.
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D.
Laveciau Glacier
Laveciau Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the Gran Paradiso massif in the Graian Alps of northwestern Italy.
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E.
Verila Glacier
Verila Glacier is a glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known as part of the island’s extensive glacial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| drainageBasin | Dranse de Bagnes ⓘ |
| flowsFrom |
Grand Combin massif
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Combin
|
| hasAccessPoint |
Cabane FXB Panossière
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabane de Panossière
Fionnay ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue | glacier retreat ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
French‑speaking Switzerland
|
| hasNearbyMountain |
Combin de Corbassière
ⓘ
Grand Combin ⓘ Petit Combin ⓘ
linked to:
Combin de la Tsessette
|
| hasType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Grand Combin ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennine Alps
ⓘ
canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| mountainRange | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Bagnes Valley
ⓘ
Fionnay ⓘ |
| originatesOn | northern slopes of the Grand Combin massif ⓘ |
| partOf | Alps ⓘ |
| region | Val de Bagnes ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Valais Alps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine hiking
ⓘ
glaciology research ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corbassière Glacier Description of subject: Corbassière Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, flowing from the northern slopes of the Grand Combin massif.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.