Skelton Glacier
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Skelton Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica’s Ross Dependency that drains ice from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skelton Glacier canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3012417 — 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: Skelton Glacier Context triple: [Ross Dependency, contains, Skelton Glacier]
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A.
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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B.
Shoup Glacier
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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C.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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D.
Maclure Glacier
Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
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E.
Shovelnose Glacier
Shovelnose Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Cayley in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
- 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: Skelton Glacier Target entity description: Skelton Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica’s Ross Dependency that drains ice from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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A.
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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B.
Shoup Glacier
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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C.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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D.
Maclure Glacier
Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
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E.
Shovelnose Glacier
Shovelnose Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Cayley in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | New Zealand ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | polar plateau ⓘ |
| exploredDuring | Discovery Expedition ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Skelton Icefalls
ⓘ
Skelton Inlet ⓘ Skelton Névé ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Skelton Inlet ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComposition | glacial ice ⓘ |
| hasSurface | ice ⓘ |
| isGlacierOf | Ross Ice Shelf drainage system ⓘ |
| isMappedBy |
New Zealand Antarctic expeditions
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand Antarctic Programme
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| isOnCoastOf |
Hillary Coast
ⓘ
Ross Sea ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate change studies
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ross Dependency ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Reginald W. Skelton ⓘ |
| namedBy | Discovery Expedition ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
ⓘ
Royal Society Range ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transantarctic Mountains region
ⓘ
linked to:
Transantarctic Mountains
|
| terminatesIn | Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skelton Glacier Description of subject: Skelton Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica’s Ross Dependency that drains ice from the polar plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.