Gangapurna Glacier
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Gangapurna Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in the Annapurna region of the Nepalese Himalayas, lying below the peak of Gangapurna and contributing meltwater to the Marsyangdi River system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gangapurna Glacier canonical | 2 |
| South Annapurna Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9921182 — 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: Gangapurna Glacier Context triple: [Gangapurna, hasGlacier, Gangapurna Glacier]
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A.
Barun Glacier
Barun Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in eastern Nepal that drains the slopes of Mount Makalu and feeds the Barun River valley.
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B.
Chorabari Glacier
Chorabari Glacier is a Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, known for feeding the Mandakini River and lying near the pilgrimage town of Kedarnath.
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C.
Shkhara Glacier
Shkhara Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in the Greater Caucasus, flowing from the slopes of Mount Shkhara near the Georgia–Russia border.
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D.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
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E.
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
- 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: Gangapurna Glacier Target entity description: Gangapurna Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in the Annapurna region of the Nepalese Himalayas, lying below the peak of Gangapurna and contributing meltwater to the Marsyangdi River system.
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A.
Barun Glacier
Barun Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in eastern Nepal that drains the slopes of Mount Makalu and feeds the Barun River valley.
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B.
Chorabari Glacier
Chorabari Glacier is a Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, known for feeding the Mandakini River and lying near the pilgrimage town of Kedarnath.
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C.
Shkhara Glacier
Shkhara Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in the Greater Caucasus, flowing from the slopes of Mount Shkhara near the Georgia–Russia border.
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D.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
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E.
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| below | Gangapurna ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
downstream irrigation water supply
ⓘ
hydropower potential of Marsyangdi River ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | towards Marsyangdi valley ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Marsyangdi River ⓘ |
| elevationRange | high-altitude Himalayan zone ⓘ |
| feeds |
Marsyangdi River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Marsyangdi River
|
| geologicalSetting | Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Annapurna Conservation Area Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna Conservation Area
|
| hasFeature |
glacial lake at its terminus
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the peak Gangapurna ⓘ |
| hasSourceOn | slopes of Gangapurna ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin |
Marsyangdi River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshyangdi River basin
|
| languageRegion | Nepali-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Annapurna region
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna trekking region
Gandaki Province ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Annapurna Conservation Area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern side of Annapurna massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Annapurna Range
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna mountain range
|
| near |
Annapurna II
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna
Annapurna III ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna
Annapurna IV ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna
Gangapurna Lake ⓘ Manang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Marsyangdi River flow
ⓘ
scenic value along Annapurna Circuit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Annapurna Himalaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna mountain range
Nepalese Himalayas ⓘ |
| primaryComposition | ice and snow ⓘ |
| process | glacial melt ⓘ |
| region | Central Nepal ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
mountain photography
ⓘ
trekking observation ⓘ |
| typeOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Annapurna Circuit trekking route
ⓘ
linked to:
Annapurna Circuit
Manang village ⓘ
linked to:
Manang Village
|
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: Gangapurna Glacier Description of subject: Gangapurna Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in the Annapurna region of the Nepalese Himalayas, lying below the peak of Gangapurna and contributing meltwater to the Marsyangdi River system.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gangapurna Glacier