Höllentalferner glacier
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Höllentalferner glacier is a small alpine glacier in the Bavarian Alps, notable for lying on the normal ascent route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glaciers of Germany | 1 |
| Höllentalferner glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8857621 — 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: Höllentalferner glacier Context triple: [Höllental, hasFeature, Höllentalferner glacier]
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A.
Hohlaubgletscher
Hohlaubgletscher is a glacier on the slopes of the Allalinhorn in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, known for its high-altitude ice and mountaineering routes.
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B.
Unteraar Glacier
Unteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the source glaciers of the Aare River and a classic site of early glaciological research.
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C.
Hohbalmgletscher
Hohbalmgletscher is a mountain glacier in the Swiss Alps associated with the Nadelhorn in the Pennine Alps of Valais.
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D.
Hohlichtgletscher
Hohlichtgletscher is a mountain glacier in the Swiss Alps situated on the slopes of the Ober Gabelhorn.
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E.
Hohberggletscher
Hohberggletscher is a glacier in the Swiss Alps situated on the slopes of the Dom, one of Switzerland’s highest peaks.
- 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: Höllentalferner glacier Target entity description: Höllentalferner glacier is a small alpine glacier in the Bavarian Alps, notable for lying on the normal ascent route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
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A.
Hohlaubgletscher
Hohlaubgletscher is a glacier on the slopes of the Allalinhorn in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, known for its high-altitude ice and mountaineering routes.
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B.
Unteraar Glacier
Unteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the source glaciers of the Aare River and a classic site of early glaciological research.
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C.
Hohbalmgletscher
Hohbalmgletscher is a mountain glacier in the Swiss Alps associated with the Nadelhorn in the Pennine Alps of Valais.
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D.
Hohlichtgletscher
Hohlichtgletscher is a mountain glacier in the Swiss Alps situated on the slopes of the Ober Gabelhorn.
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E.
Hohberggletscher
Hohberggletscher is a glacier in the Swiss Alps situated on the slopes of the Dom, one of Switzerland’s highest peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| climbingRouteType | glacier route ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| countryHighestPeakAccess | Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2400–2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Geography of Bavaria
ⓘ
Glaciers of Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Höllentalferner glacier
Glaciers of the Alps ⓘ |
| hazard |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefall risk ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Bavarian Alps ⓘ Höllental valley ⓘ Zugspitze massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Northern Limestone Alps ⓘ |
| municipality | Grainau ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Höllental glacier ⓘ |
| near |
Eibsee
ⓘ
Höllentalangerhütte ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Germany’s few remaining glaciers
ⓘ
lying on the normal ascent route to the Zugspitze ⓘ |
| onRouteTo | Zugspitze ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zugspitze normal route via Höllental
ⓘ
linked to:
Höllental route
|
| region | Garmisch-Partenkirchen district ⓘ |
| requiresEquipment |
crampons
ⓘ
ice axe ⓘ rope ⓘ |
| season | mainly climbed in summer ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice ⓘ |
| typicalAccessPoint | Hammersbach ⓘ |
| typicalAscentDirection | towards Zugspitze summit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Zugspitze normal ascent via Höllental
ⓘ
alpine climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Höllentalferner glacier Description of subject: Höllentalferner glacier is a small alpine glacier in the Bavarian Alps, notable for lying on the normal ascent route to Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Höllentalferner glacier
linked to: Höllentalferner glacier