Valley of Silence
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The Valley of Silence is a high glacial valley on Mount Everest, renowned as the Western Cwm on the standard South Col climbing route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valley of Silence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5618791 — 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: Valley of Silence Context triple: [Western Cwm, alsoKnownAs, Valley of Silence]
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A.
Great Silence
The Great Silence refers to the puzzling absence of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations despite the vastness and apparent habitability of the universe.
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B.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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C.
Admiring Silence
Admiring Silence is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and cultural dislocation through the experiences of a Zanzibari man living in England.
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D.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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E.
The Valley
The Valley is the commonly used nickname for the Missouri Valley Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the United States.
- 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: Valley of Silence Target entity description: The Valley of Silence is a high glacial valley on Mount Everest, renowned as the Western Cwm on the standard South Col climbing route.
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A.
Great Silence
The Great Silence refers to the puzzling absence of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations despite the vastness and apparent habitability of the universe.
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B.
Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a scenic rock formation area on the slopes of Mount Demerdzhi in Crimea, famed for its bizarre, human-like stone pillars and often misty, atmospheric landscape.
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C.
Admiring Silence
Admiring Silence is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and cultural dislocation through the experiences of a Zanzibari man living in England.
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D.
The Valley of Ghosts
The Valley of Ghosts is a mystery novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, known for its suspenseful crime plot and atmospheric setting.
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E.
The Valley
The Valley is the commonly used nickname for the Missouri Valley Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
glacial valley ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Everest Base Camp (south side)
ⓘ
linked to:
Everest Base Camp (South)
|
| accessedVia | Khumbu Icefall ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Western Cwm ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Lhotse Face
ⓘ
Mount Everest’s West Shoulder ⓘ Nuptse ridge ⓘ
linked to:
Nuptse
|
| climate | high-altitude alpine climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Camp I on the South Col route
ⓘ
Camp II on the South Col route ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 6000–6500 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
relatively flat glacial floor
ⓘ
surrounding steep ice walls ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches from surrounding walls
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ extreme ultraviolet exposure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being part of the normal route to Everest summit from the south
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intense solar radiation and heat on clear days ⓘ relatively low wind compared to surrounding ridges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Mahalangur Himal ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Everest ⓘ |
| onContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Col route
ⓘ
standard South Col route on Mount Everest ⓘ |
| usedBy | mountaineers climbing Everest via the South Col ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley of Silence Description of subject: The Valley of Silence is a high glacial valley on Mount Everest, renowned as the Western Cwm on the standard South Col climbing route.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.