Tasman Glacier
E131853
Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, located in the Southern Alps within Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tasman Glacier canonical | 12 |
| Haupapa / Tasman Glacier (Māori / official dual name) | 1 |
| Tasman Glacier (English) | 1 |
| Tasman Glacier (nearby) | 1 |
| Tasman Glacier region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T922135 — 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: Tasman Glacier Context triple: [Abel Tasman, hasPlaceNamedAfter, Tasman Glacier]
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A.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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B.
Nef Glacier
Nef Glacier is a major outlet glacier of Chile’s Northern Patagonian Ice Field, known for its extensive ice flows and contribution to the region’s dramatic glacial landscape.
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C.
Martial Glacier
Martial Glacier is a scenic mountain glacier near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, popular for hiking, panoramic views, and winter sports.
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D.
Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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E.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
- 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: Tasman Glacier Target entity description: Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, located in the Southern Alps within Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
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A.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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B.
Nef Glacier
Nef Glacier is a major outlet glacier of Chile’s Northern Patagonian Ice Field, known for its extensive ice flows and contribution to the region’s dramatic glacial landscape.
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C.
Martial Glacier
Martial Glacier is a scenic mountain glacier near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, popular for hiking, panoramic views, and winter sports.
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D.
Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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E.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Mount Cook Village ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 100 square kilometres (historical, now reduced) ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Waitaki River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Waitaki River
|
| feeds | Tasman River ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Tasman Lake ⓘ |
| glacierCode | NZ largest valley glacier ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
icebergs
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ supraglacial lakes ⓘ |
| hasMoraine |
lateral moraines
ⓘ
terminal moraine ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject | Aoraki / Mount Cook views ⓘ |
| hasRetreatRate | several hundred metres per year in early 21st century ⓘ |
| hazard |
glacial lake outburst potential
ⓘ
ice calving into Tasman Lake ⓘ |
| impactOfRetreat |
expansion of Tasman Lake
ⓘ
loss of ice volume ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rapid retreat in late 20th and early 21st centuries
ⓘ
scenic flights and heli-hiking ⓘ tourist boat trips on Tasman Lake ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Haupapa / Tasman Glacier (Māori / official dual name)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tasman Glacier
Tasman Glacier (English) ⓘ
linked to:
Tasman Glacier
|
| largestGlacierIn | New Zealand ⓘ |
| length | about 23 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
ⓘ
Canterbury Region ⓘ Southern Alps ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abel Tasman ⓘ |
| near | Aoraki / Mount Cook ⓘ |
| orientation | generally north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Alps glacial system
ⓘ
Te Wāhipounamu World Heritage Area ⓘ
linked to:
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area
|
| primaryComposition | ice and rock debris ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park ⓘ |
| researchSubject | climate change impacts on glaciers in New Zealand ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceElevation | approximately 730 to 1800 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| terminusType | proglacial lake terminus ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
glacier boat tours
ⓘ
guided walks ⓘ scenic flights ⓘ |
| type | valley glacier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tasman Glacier Description of subject: Tasman Glacier is the largest glacier in New Zealand, located in the Southern Alps within Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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