Miage Glacier
E15700
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miage Glacier canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118124 — 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: Miage Glacier Context triple: [Mont Blanc, hasGlacier, Miage 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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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.
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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D.
Gran Glaciar Norte
Gran Glaciar Norte is the largest and most prominent glacier on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba volcano, forming a major part of its high-altitude ice cap.
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E.
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
The Northern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in southern Chile that forms one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and feeds numerous outlet glaciers and fjords.
- 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: Miage Glacier Target entity description: Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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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.
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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D.
Gran Glaciar Norte
Gran Glaciar Norte is the largest and most prominent glacier on Mexico’s Pico de Orizaba volcano, forming a major part of its high-altitude ice cap.
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E.
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
The Northern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in southern Chile that forms one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and feeds numerous outlet glaciers and fjords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Dora Baltea basin
ⓘ
Po River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Po River
|
| flowsInto | Dora di Veny ⓘ |
| geologyContext |
Mont Blanc granite massif
ⓘ
linked to:
Mont Blanc massif
|
| glacierType | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Val Veny road
ⓘ
trail from La Visaille ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Miage Lake
ⓘ
lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ proglacial lake ⓘ thick supraglacial debris cover ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasMoraineType |
lateral moraine
ⓘ
medial moraine ⓘ terminal moraine ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Glacier de Miage
ⓘ
linked to:
Ghiacciaio del Miage
|
| hasNameInItalian | Ghiacciaio del Miage ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
supraglacial debris accumulation ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
icefall hazards
ⓘ
outburst floods from Miage Lake ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate impact assessments
ⓘ
glaciology publications ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mont Blanc area protected landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Italian side of Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| municipality | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| near | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive debris-covered surface ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| region | Val Veny ⓘ |
| surfaceType | debris-covered ice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ hiking tourism ⓘ mountain tourism ⓘ |
| valleyType | U-shaped valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miage Glacier Description of subject: Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.