Nigardsbreen
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Nigardsbreen is a well-known outlet glacier in Norway, popular for guided glacier walks and as one of the most accessible arms of the Jostedalsbreen ice cap.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigardsbreen glacier | 2 |
| Nigardsbreen canonical | 1 |
| Nigardsbreen glacier arm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15216840 — 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: Nigardsbreen Context triple: [Jostedalsbreen, hasOutletGlacier, Nigardsbreen]
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A.
Jostedalsbreen glacier
Jostedalsbreen glacier is the largest glacier on the European mainland, located in western Norway within Jostedalsbreen National Park.
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B.
Svartisen glacier
Svartisen glacier is Norway’s second-largest glacier, known for its striking blue ice, accessible ice tongues, and scenic location along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
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C.
Sørbreen
Sørbreen is a glacier on the slopes of the Beerenberg volcano on Norway’s Arctic island of Jan Mayen.
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D.
Okstindbreen
Okstindbreen is a glacier located on and around the Oksskolten massif in northern Norway.
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E.
Svellnosbreen
Svellnosbreen is a notable glacier in the Jotunheimen mountain range of Norway, situated near the country’s highest peak, Galdhøpiggen.
- 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: Nigardsbreen Target entity description: Nigardsbreen is a well-known outlet glacier in Norway, popular for guided glacier walks and as one of the most accessible arms of the Jostedalsbreen ice cap.
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A.
Jostedalsbreen glacier
Jostedalsbreen glacier is the largest glacier on the European mainland, located in western Norway within Jostedalsbreen National Park.
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B.
Svartisen glacier
Svartisen glacier is Norway’s second-largest glacier, known for its striking blue ice, accessible ice tongues, and scenic location along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
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C.
Sørbreen
Sørbreen is a glacier on the slopes of the Beerenberg volcano on Norway’s Arctic island of Jan Mayen.
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D.
Okstindbreen
Okstindbreen is a glacier located on and around the Oksskolten massif in northern Norway.
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E.
Svellnosbreen
Svellnosbreen is a notable glacier in the Jotunheimen mountain range of Norway, situated near the country’s highest peak, Galdhøpiggen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jostedalsbreen glacier
linked to: Nigardsbreen
linked to: Nigardsbreen
linked to: Nigardsbreen