Glacier d’Argentière
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Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacier d’Argentière canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T879827 — 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: Glacier d’Argentière Context triple: [Mont Blanc massif, contains, Glacier d’Argentière]
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A.
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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B.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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C.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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D.
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.
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E.
Aletsch Glacier
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.
- 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: Glacier d’Argentière Target entity description: Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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A.
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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B.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
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C.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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D.
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.
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E.
Aletsch Glacier
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Arve River ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Argentière village
ⓘ
linked to:
Argentière
Grands Montets area ⓘ
linked to:
Grands Montets
|
| hasFeature |
crevassed ice
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasMountainHut | Refuge d’Argentière ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
France ⓘ French Alps ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| near |
Argentière
ⓘ
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ⓘ
linked to:
Chamonix
|
| notableFor |
alpine skiing terrain
ⓘ
dramatic crevasses ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| region | Alps ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
winter sports tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glaciological research
ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier d’Argentière Description of subject: Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.