Steffen Glacier
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Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonia Glacier | 1 |
| Leones Glacier | 1 |
| Steffen Glacier canonical | 1 |
| Tyndall Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T580269 — 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: Steffen Glacier Context triple: [Northern Patagonian Ice Field, hasOutletGlacier, Steffen Glacier]
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A.
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.
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B.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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C.
Heezen Glacier
Heezen Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier named in honor of American marine geologist Bruce C. Heezen.
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D.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
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E.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- 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: Steffen Glacier Target entity description: Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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A.
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.
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B.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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C.
Heezen Glacier
Heezen Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier named in honor of American marine geologist Bruce C. Heezen.
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D.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
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E.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
outlet glacier ⓘ |
| climateChangeRelation | sensitive to regional warming ⓘ |
| climateZone | maritime temperate climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drainageType | outlet of Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| drains | Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| environmentType | Patagonian glacial environment ⓘ |
| geographicalClassification | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessDifficulty | hard to access due to remoteness ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSurroundingCountry | Spanish ⓘ |
| hydrologicalContribution |
regional freshwater input
ⓘ
sea-level rise contribution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aysén Region
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Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ southern Chile ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field
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contribution to global sea-level change ⓘ contribution to regional hydrology ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Patagonian Icefield glacial drainage network
Patagonian Ice Fields ⓘ
surface form:
Patagonian Andes glacial system
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| region | Patagonia ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | remote area of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
freshwater discharge to fjords and coastal systems
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glacier mass balance ⓘ ice dynamics ⓘ sea-level rise impacts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steffen Glacier Description of subject: Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colonia Glacier
this entity surface form:
Leones Glacier
this entity surface form:
Tyndall Glacier