Glacier de Saleina
E353275
Glacier de Saleina is a valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its extensive ice fields and contribution to the region’s high-mountain glacial landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glacier de Saleina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2947551 — 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: Glacier de Saleina Context triple: [Mont-Blanc glacial system, hasPart, Glacier de Saleina]
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A.
Glacier du Tacul
Glacier du Tacul is a high-altitude Alpine glacier on the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, known for its crevassed icefalls and popularity among mountaineers and climbers.
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B.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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C.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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D.
Viedma Glacier
Viedma Glacier is a massive Patagonian ice field in southern Argentina, known for its striking blue ice, crevasses, and calving front into Lake Viedma.
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E.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
- 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: Glacier de Saleina Target entity description: Glacier de Saleina is a valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its extensive ice fields and contribution to the region’s high-mountain glacial landscape.
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A.
Glacier du Tacul
Glacier du Tacul is a high-altitude Alpine glacier on the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, known for its crevassed icefalls and popularity among mountaineers and climbers.
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B.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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C.
Aneto glacier
The Aneto glacier is the largest glacier in the Pyrenees, lying on the northern slopes of Aneto, the range’s highest peak.
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D.
Viedma Glacier
Viedma Glacier is a massive Patagonian ice field in southern Argentina, known for its striking blue ice, crevasses, and calving front into Lake Viedma.
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E.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
high-mountain glacial landscape of the Alps
ⓘ
regional hydrology of the Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | glacial retreat due to climate change ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature | extensive ice fields ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasse danger
ⓘ
icefall collapse risk ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | source of meltwater for local streams ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | high-mountain glacial landscape ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
ablation
ⓘ
accumulation ⓘ glacial erosion ⓘ ice flow ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
crevassed ice surface
ⓘ
icefall sections ⓘ |
| hasSnowAndIce | perennial ice ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | alpine tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Aiguille d’Argentière
ⓘ
French–Swiss border ⓘ Trient region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mont Blanc massif glacial system
ⓘ
linked to:
Mont-Blanc glacial system
Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| subjectOf | glaciological studies in the Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glaciology research
ⓘ
mountaineering access ⓘ |
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: Glacier de Saleina Description of subject: Glacier de Saleina is a valley glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its extensive ice fields and contribution to the region’s high-mountain glacial landscape.
Referenced by (1)
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