South Mowich Glacier
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South Mowich Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington State, known for feeding the headwaters of regional river systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Mowich Glacier canonical | 2 |
| Mowich Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8091696 — 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: South Mowich Glacier Context triple: [Puyallup River, originatesOnGlacier, South Mowich Glacier]
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A.
Mulock Glacier
Mulock Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in the Ross Dependency that drains the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its alpine ice and role in feeding local watersheds.
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C.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw 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.
Suiattle Glacier
Suiattle Glacier is a major valley glacier on the flanks of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its significant retreat over the past century.
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E.
Hayes Glacier
Hayes Glacier is a prominent glacier flowing from the slopes of Mount Hayes in the eastern Alaska Range of Alaska, United States.
- 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: South Mowich Glacier Target entity description: South Mowich Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington State, known for feeding the headwaters of regional river systems.
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A.
Mulock Glacier
Mulock Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in the Ross Dependency that drains the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its alpine ice and role in feeding local watersheds.
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C.
Squaw Glacier
Squaw 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.
Suiattle Glacier
Suiattle Glacier is a major valley glacier on the flanks of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its significant retreat over the past century.
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E.
Hayes Glacier
Hayes Glacier is a prominent glacier flowing from the slopes of Mount Hayes in the eastern Alaska Range of Alaska, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Puyallup Glacier
ⓘ
Tahoma Glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Pierce County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
|
| drainsInto |
South Mowich River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mowich River
|
| elevationMax | near summit of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| elevationMin | lower western flank of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| feedsHeadwatersOf |
South Mowich River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mowich River
|
| flowsGenerally | northwest ⓘ |
| geologicalType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | west side of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ |
| hasTerminusType |
icefall
ⓘ
talus ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | feeds regional river systems originating on Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| isMajorGlacierOn | western slopes of Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
South Mowich River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mowich River
|
| onSlopeOf | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Rainier glacial system ⓘ |
| partOfWatershed |
Puyallup River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Puyallup River
|
| protectedArea | Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
South Mowich River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mowich River
|
| state | Washington ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Mowich Glacier Description of subject: South Mowich Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington State, known for feeding the headwaters of regional river systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: South Mowich Glacier