Dokriani Glacier
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Dokriani Glacier is a Himalayan mountain glacier in Uttarakhand, India, known for its role in glaciological research and as a source of tributaries to the Bhagirathi River.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dokriani Glacier canonical | 1 |
| Dokriani Glacier (Dokriani Bamak) | 1 |
| Kolhoi Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8559631 — 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: Dokriani Glacier Context triple: [Uttarkashi district, containsGlacier, Dokriani Glacier]
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A.
Bistra Glacier
Bistra Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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B.
Dadina Glacier
Dadina Glacier is a significant valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Sanford in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska.
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C.
Rutor Glacier
Rutor Glacier is a large alpine glacier in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy, known for its extensive ice fields and scenic high-mountain setting near the French border.
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D.
Hektoria Glacier
Hektoria Glacier is a large glacier on the Oscar II Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its significant ice flow into the Weddell Sea region.
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E.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
- 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: Dokriani Glacier Target entity description: Dokriani Glacier is a Himalayan mountain glacier in Uttarakhand, India, known for its role in glaciological research and as a source of tributaries to the Bhagirathi River.
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A.
Bistra Glacier
Bistra Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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B.
Dadina Glacier
Dadina Glacier is a significant valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Sanford in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska.
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C.
Rutor Glacier
Rutor Glacier is a large alpine glacier in the Aosta Valley of northwestern Italy, known for its extensive ice fields and scenic high-mountain setting near the French border.
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D.
Hektoria Glacier
Hektoria Glacier is a large glacier on the Oscar II Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its significant ice flow into the Weddell Sea region.
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E.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | cold alpine climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Uttarkashi district ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Ganges basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges Basin
|
| environment | high-altitude alpine ⓘ |
| feedsRiver | Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Bhagirathi River basin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clearly marked ablation zone
ⓘ
steep accumulation area ⓘ well-defined snout ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Bhagirathi River discharge
ⓘ
downstream water resources ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Dokriani Bamak
ⓘ
Dokriani Glacier (Dokriani Bamak) ⓘ
linked to:
Dokriani Glacier
|
| hasType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | Indian research institutions ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor |
glacier mass balance
ⓘ
seasonal snow cover changes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
climate change impact studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ long-term glacier monitoring ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Hindi-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bhagirathi basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagirathi River basin
Garhwal Himalaya ⓘ Indian Himalayas ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bhagirathi River
ⓘ
Gangotri National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bhagirathi catchment
ⓘ
Ganga river system ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ |
| region |
Garhwal region
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
|
| researchSiteFor |
glacier retreat measurements
ⓘ
hydrological studies ⓘ mass balance studies ⓘ snow and ice melt modelling ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Dokriani Bamak stream
ⓘ
a tributary of the Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| state | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Indian glaciology programmes
ⓘ
climate change vulnerability assessments ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climate scientists
ⓘ
glaciologists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dokriani Glacier Description of subject: Dokriani Glacier is a Himalayan mountain glacier in Uttarakhand, India, known for its role in glaciological research and as a source of tributaries to the Bhagirathi River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dokriani Glacier
linked to: Dokriani Glacier