Shaksgam Glacier
E925156
Shaksgam Glacier is a large, remote glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas, lying in the disputed Shaksgam Valley region north of several major peaks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaksgam Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11392051 — 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: Shaksgam Glacier Context triple: [Hidden Peak, glacierOnNorthSide, Shaksgam Glacier]
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A.
Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier is one of the longest non-polar glaciers in the world, located in Pakistan’s Karakoram range and known for forming the high-altitude Hispar–Biafo glacial traverse.
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B.
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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C.
Devdaraki Glacier
Devdaraki Glacier is a prominent valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Kazbek in the central Caucasus, known for its rapid movement and history of destructive ice avalanches.
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D.
Kamchiya Glacier
Kamchiya Glacier is a glacier located on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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E.
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.
- 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: Shaksgam Glacier Target entity description: Shaksgam Glacier is a large, remote glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas, lying in the disputed Shaksgam Valley region north of several major peaks.
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A.
Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier is one of the longest non-polar glaciers in the world, located in Pakistan’s Karakoram range and known for forming the high-altitude Hispar–Biafo glacial traverse.
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B.
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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C.
Devdaraki Glacier
Devdaraki Glacier is a prominent valley glacier on the slopes of Mount Kazbek in the central Caucasus, known for its rapid movement and history of destructive ice avalanches.
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D.
Kamchiya Glacier
Kamchiya Glacier is a glacier located on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessDifficulty | very difficult ⓘ |
| approximateOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryAdministeredBy | China ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | India ⓘ |
| drains | northern slopes of the Karakoram main range ⓘ |
| environmentType | polar-type alpine environment ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Shaksgam River ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | located in a border dispute area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proximity to major Karakoram peaks
ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ Shaksgam Valley ⓘ Trans-Karakoram Tract ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ disputed territory between China and India ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shaksgam River ⓘ |
| near |
Baltoro Glacier
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Broad Peak ⓘ Gasherbrum I ⓘ Gasherbrum II ⓘ K2 ⓘ |
| northOf |
Baltoro Glacier
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Broad Peak ⓘ Gasherbrum I ⓘ Gasherbrum II ⓘ Gasherbrum massif ⓘ K2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Shaksgam River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Shaksgam River
|
| regionType |
high-altitude
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remote ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaksgam Glacier Description of subject: Shaksgam Glacier is a large, remote glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas, lying in the disputed Shaksgam Valley region north of several major peaks.
Referenced by (1)
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