Fieschergletscher
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Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fieschergletscher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3923502 — 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: Fieschergletscher Context triple: [Fiescher Glacier, GermanName, Fieschergletscher]
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A.
Gletsch
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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B.
Gornergletscher
Gornergletscher is a major valley glacier in the Pennine Alps near Zermatt, Switzerland, known for its extensive ice fields and proximity to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa.
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C.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Fieschergletscher Target entity description: Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.
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A.
Gletsch
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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B.
Gornergletscher
Gornergletscher is a major valley glacier in the Pennine Alps near Zermatt, Switzerland, known for its extensive ice fields and proximity to the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa.
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C.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region
ⓘ
linked to:
Jungfrau-Aletsch region
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| drainageBasin | Aare river basin ⓘ |
| elevationRange | high alpine zone ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance | indicator of Alpine climate trends ⓘ |
| feeds | meltwater streams ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Fiescherhorn region ⓘ |
| flowsTowards |
Aletsch Glacier region
ⓘ
linked to:
Aletsch Glacier
|
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby village of Fiesch ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| length | about 14 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Aletsch Glacier
ⓘ
Fiescherhorn ⓘ Gross Fiescherhorn ⓘ
linked to:
Fiescherhorn
Grünhorn ⓘ Hinter Fiescherhorn ⓘ village of Fiesch ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the longest glaciers in the Alps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine glacier system
ⓘ
Bernese Alps glaciation system ⓘ |
| region | Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
alpine mountaineering
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ high-altitude ski touring ⓘ |
| UNESCOContext | within the wider Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fieschergletscher Description of subject: Fieschergletscher is a large valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the longest glaciers in the Alps.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.