Shoup Glacier
E171948
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoup Glacier canonical | 6 |
| Chernof Glacier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1135785 — 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: Shoup Glacier Context triple: [Chugach Mountains, hasGlacier, Shoup Glacier]
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A.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Warren Glacier
Warren Glacier is a mountain glacier situated on the slopes of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
- 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: Shoup Glacier Target entity description: Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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A.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Warren Glacier
Warren Glacier is a mountain glacier situated on the slopes of Mount Garibaldi in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
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E.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
tidewater glacier ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin | Prince William Sound ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | climate-change-driven retreat ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Shoup Bay ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint | Shoup Bay State Marine Park ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
calving ice front
ⓘ
dramatic ice formations ⓘ scenic fjord setting ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
falling ice
ⓘ
icebergs in fjord waters ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after U.S. Navy officer Robert Shoup ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial calving
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ |
| hasTourism | guided boat tours from Valdez ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
harbor seals
ⓘ
sea otters ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chugach Mountains ⓘ Prince William Sound region ⓘ
linked to:
Prince William Sound
|
| locatedNear |
Prince William Sound
ⓘ
Valdez, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Valdez
|
| nearbyCity | Valdez ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chugach National Forest region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chugach National Forest
|
| popularFor |
kayaking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing boat tours ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| terminusType | tidewater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoup Glacier Description of subject: Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoup Glacier