Gletsch
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Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gletsch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1117639 — 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: Gletsch Context triple: [Rhône Glacier, hasNearbySettlement, Gletsch]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
- 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: Gletsch Target entity description: Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hamlet
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1750 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 1759 m ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Hotel Glacier du Rhône ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
parking area for pass traffic ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection |
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Oberalp railway
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
post staging post on north–south alpine route
ⓘ
transport hub between Valais, Uri and Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hotel Glacier du Rhône
ⓘ
heritage railway station on the Furka line ⓘ historic staging point for traffic over Furka and Grimsel passes ⓘ proximity to the Rhone Glacier ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedAtJunctionOf |
Furka Pass road
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Pass
Grimsel Pass road ⓘ
linked to:
Grimsel Pass
|
| locatedIn |
Goms region
ⓘ
linked to:
Goms
Rhône valley ⓘ Swiss Alps ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Upper Valais ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
district of Goms ⓘ municipality of Obergoms ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Furka Pass
ⓘ
Grimsel Pass ⓘ Rhone Glacier ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône Glacier
source of the Rhône River ⓘ |
| nearbyCanton |
Bern
ⓘ
Uri ⓘ |
| partOf |
Obergoms
ⓘ
canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| region | Alps ⓘ |
| river |
Rhône
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône River
|
| roadAccess |
Furka Pass road
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Pass
Grimsel Pass road ⓘ
linked to:
Grimsel Pass
|
| servedBy | Gletsch railway station ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
alpine tourism
ⓘ
glacier tourism ⓘ heritage railway tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gletsch Description of subject: Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.