Aletsch Glacier
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Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T688681 — 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: Aletsch Glacier Context triple: [Valais, contains, Aletsch Glacier]
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A.
Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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C.
Mont-Blanc glacial system
The Mont-Blanc glacial system is the extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields surrounding Mont Blanc in the Alps, forming one of Western Europe’s largest and most studied mountain glaciation complexes.
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D.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- 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: Aletsch Glacier Target entity description: Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
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A.
Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
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B.
Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
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C.
Mont-Blanc glacial system
The Mont-Blanc glacial system is the extensive network of interconnected glaciers and icefields surrounding Mont Blanc in the Alps, forming one of Western Europe’s largest and most studied mountain glaciation complexes.
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D.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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E.
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Massa River ⓘ |
| feeds | Massa River ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | southwest ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Aletsch Arena ski area
ⓘ
surface form:
Aletsch Arena tourist region
|
| hasAccumulationAreaNear |
Aletschfirn
ⓘ
Jungfraujoch ⓘ |
| hasArea |
about 31 square miles
ⓘ
around 80 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefall zones ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| hasLanguageNameGerman |
Aletsch Glacier
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grosser Aletschgletscher
|
| hasLength |
about 23 km
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approximately 14 miles ⓘ |
| hasMaximumThickness |
over 2,600 feet
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over 800 meters ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Bettmeralp
ⓘ
Fiesch ⓘ Riederalp ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| hasRetreatedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceElevationRange |
about 1,600–4,000 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 5,250–13,100 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasTerminusNear |
Bettmeralp
ⓘ
Riederalp ⓘ |
| isComposedOf | ice ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Alpine hydrology
ⓘ
regional water resources ⓘ tourism in Valais ⓘ |
| isLargestGlacierIn | Alps ⓘ |
| isLongestGlacierIn | Alps ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | glaciologists ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
hiking
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mountaineering ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Valais
ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| overlookedFrom |
Bettmerhorn
ⓘ
Eggishorn ⓘ Bettmerhorn ⓘ
surface form:
Moosfluh
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| partOf |
Bernese Alps
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Jungfrau-Aletsch region ⓘ Jungfrau-Aletsch region ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Jungfrau-Aletsch
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| recognizedAs |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage natural site component
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aletsch Glacier Description of subject: Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps, renowned for its impressive ice mass and location within the UNESCO-listed Jungfrau-Aletsch region of Switzerland.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Aletsch Glacier
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
this entity surface form:
Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area
this entity surface form:
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
this entity surface form:
Grosser Aletschgletscher
this entity surface form:
Aletsch Glacier region
subject surface form:
Valais
this entity surface form:
Aletsch Glacier region
this entity surface form:
Aletsch Glacier basin
this entity surface form:
Great Aletsch Glacier
this entity surface form:
Aletsch Glacier region