Reeves Glacier
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Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reeves Glacier canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6980627 — 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: Reeves Glacier Context triple: [Terra Nova Bay, hasNearbyGlacier, Reeves Glacier]
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A.
Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier is a mountain glacier on the western slopes of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevassed ice and role in local climbing routes and hydrology.
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B.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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C.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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E.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
- 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: Reeves Glacier Target entity description: Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
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A.
Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier is a mountain glacier on the western slopes of Mount Hood in Oregon, known for its crevassed ice and role in local climbing routes and hydrology.
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B.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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C.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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E.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
British National Antarctic Expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
|
| discoveredDuring |
Discovery Expedition (1901–1904)
ⓘ
linked to:
Discovery Expedition
|
| drainageBasin | northern Victoria Land ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | interior of Victoria Land ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
| flowsIntoSide | western side of Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
about 40 nautical miles
ⓘ
about 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | approximately 74°S 163°E ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Antarctica (continent)
ⓘ
linked to:
Antarctica
|
| hasEnvironment | polar ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | northward ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Mount Melbourne
ⓘ
Nansen Ice Sheet ⓘ Priestley Glacier ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComposition | ice ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature | crevassed lower reaches ⓘ |
| isLarge | true ⓘ |
| isMappedBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| isMappedUsing | surveys and U.S. Navy air photos ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | glaciological studies in Terra Nova Bay area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Victoria Land ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoast | Scott Coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Pember Reeves ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for William Pember Reeves, New Zealand Minister of Education and later Agent‑General in London ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scott Coast region
ⓘ
linked to:
Scott Coast
Transantarctic Mountains region ⓘ
linked to:
Transantarctic Mountains
|
| region | western Ross Sea sector ⓘ |
| terminus | Terra Nova Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reeves Glacier Description of subject: Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.