Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
E443400
The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf | 1 |
| Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4434610 — 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: Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf Context triple: [Queen Maud Land, hasIceShelf, Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf]
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A.
Lazarev Ice Shelf
Lazarev Ice Shelf is a coastal ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica, forming part of the region’s extensive ice-covered shoreline.
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B.
Fimbul Ice Shelf
The Fimbul Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land along the eastern Weddell Sea.
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C.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
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D.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
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E.
George VI Ice Shelf
George VI Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its extensive glaciological research significance.
- 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: Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf Target entity description: The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
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A.
Lazarev Ice Shelf
Lazarev Ice Shelf is a coastal ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica, forming part of the region’s extensive ice-covered shoreline.
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B.
Fimbul Ice Shelf
The Fimbul Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land along the eastern Weddell Sea.
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C.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
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D.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
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E.
George VI Ice Shelf
George VI Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its extensive glaciological research significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ice shelf ⓘ |
| approximateArea | on the order of tens of thousands of square kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 400 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | up to about 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| borders |
Princess Astrid Coast
ⓘ
Princess Astrid Coast and Princess Ragnhild Coast region ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Ragnhild Coast
Princess Ragnhild Coast ⓘ |
| climateZone | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Norway ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Norwegian whalers ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | coastal margin of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| fringes | coast of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| frontsOn | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf
ⓘ
linked to:
Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf
|
| hasIceFront | floating ice cliff facing the Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasNearbyResearchActivity | Norwegian Antarctic research operations in Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| hasStatus | largely uninhabited ⓘ |
| hasSurface | permanent ice ⓘ |
| hasThickness | hundreds of metres ⓘ |
| isFloating | true ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Antarctic ice sheet system
ⓘ
linked to:
Antarctic Ice Sheet
|
| liesWithinTerritorialClaim | Norwegian claim in Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Antarctica ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
climate change research
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ |
| terminatesGlaciers | several outlet glaciers of Queen Maud Land ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf Description of subject: The Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the coast of Queen Maud Land in the eastern part of the continent.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf