Suiattle Glacier
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Suiattle Glacier is a major valley glacier on the flanks of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its significant retreat over the past century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suiattle Glacier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640843 — 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: Suiattle Glacier Context triple: [Glacier Peak, hasGlacier, Suiattle Glacier]
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A.
Nisqually Glacier
Nisqually Glacier is a major valley glacier on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington State, known for its accessibility, long-term glaciological studies, and visible signs of climate-driven retreat.
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B.
White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its alpine ice and role in feeding local watersheds.
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C.
Portage Glacier
Portage Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its scenic lake, visitor center, and accessibility from the Anchorage area.
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D.
Emmons Glacier
Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area in the contiguous United States, flowing down the eastern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
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E.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
- 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: Suiattle Glacier Target entity description: Suiattle Glacier is a major valley glacier on the flanks of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its significant retreat over the past century.
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A.
Nisqually Glacier
Nisqually Glacier is a major valley glacier on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington State, known for its accessibility, long-term glaciological studies, and visible signs of climate-driven retreat.
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B.
White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier is a prominent glacier on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its alpine ice and role in feeding local watersheds.
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C.
Portage Glacier
Portage Glacier is a prominent valley glacier in Alaska known for its scenic lake, visitor center, and accessibility from the Anchorage area.
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D.
Emmons Glacier
Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area in the contiguous United States, flowing down the eastern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
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E.
Watkins Glacier
Watkins Glacier is one of the alpine glaciers on Mount Shasta in northern California, contributing to the mountain’s perennial ice and snow cover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Suiattle River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Sauk–Suiattle River watershed
|
| feeds | glacial meltwater to Suiattle River ⓘ |
| hasClimateSetting | maritime-influenced mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasNotableFeature |
major valley glacier on Glacier Peak
ⓘ
significant retreat over the 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| hasOrientation |
primarily west-facing
ⓘ
southwest-facing ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ablation
ⓘ
accumulation ⓘ basal sliding ⓘ creep ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasRetreatedSignificantlyDuring |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
| hasRetreatedSince | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasState | Washington ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating ⓘ |
| influences |
Suiattle River hydrology
ⓘ
downstream water resources ⓘ sediment transport in Suiattle River ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Suiattle River valley (backcountry access) ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy |
changes in snowfall patterns
ⓘ
regional temperature increase ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Glacier Peak Wilderness ⓘ |
| isMonitoredFor |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
glacial retreat ⓘ |
| isNear | Pacific Crest Trail corridor (regional vicinity) ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
North Cascades glacial system
ⓘ
watershed of the Skagit River system (via Suiattle River) ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
US geological and hydrological monitoring
ⓘ
glaciological studies in the North Cascades ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| isUsedAsIndicatorOf |
long-term climate warming in the North Cascades
ⓘ
regional climate variability ⓘ |
| isWithin | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glacier Peak
ⓘ
North Cascades ⓘ Snohomish County, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Snohomish County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedOnFlankOf | Glacier Peak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glacier Peak volcanic complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Glacier Peak
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suiattle Glacier Description of subject: Suiattle Glacier is a major valley glacier on the flanks of Glacier Peak in the North Cascades of Washington State, known for its significant retreat over the past century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.