Rutford Ice Stream
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Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutford Ice Stream canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6695564 — 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: Rutford Ice Stream Context triple: [Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, feedsFrom, Rutford Ice Stream]
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A.
Mercer Ice Stream
Mercer Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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C.
Bindschadler Ice Stream
Bindschadler Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream is a major Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that feeds ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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E.
Palmer Glacier
Palmer Glacier is a year-round snowfield and ski training area located high on the slopes of Mount Hood in northern Oregon.
- 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: Rutford Ice Stream Target entity description: Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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A.
Mercer Ice Stream
Mercer Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that drains ice from the interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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C.
Bindschadler Ice Stream
Bindschadler Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior of the continent into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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D.
Kamb Ice Stream
Kamb Ice Stream is a major Antarctic ice stream in West Antarctica that feeds ice into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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E.
Palmer Glacier
Palmer Glacier is a year-round snowfield and ski training area located high on the slopes of Mount Hood in northern Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice stream ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Ellsworth Mountains
ⓘ
Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| channelsIceFrom | West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| climateContext | part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, considered vulnerable to climate change ⓘ |
| countryClaim | British Antarctic Territory ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
constraining ice-sheet models
ⓘ
studies of ice-stream stick-slip behavior ⓘ |
| dischargeSpeed |
hundreds of meters per year
ⓘ
over 1 m per day in places ⓘ |
| drainsRegion |
Ellsworth Mountains region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ellsworth Mountains
|
| flowsInto | Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | east of the Ellsworth Mountains ⓘ |
| glaciologicalSignificance | major outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| hasBasalCondition | partly at or near pressure-melting point ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | mapped in Antarctic Polar Stereographic projection ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
strong basal shear margins
ⓘ
subglacial bed topography mapped by radar ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally northward toward Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| hasFlowRegime | fast-flowing compared to surrounding ice sheet ⓘ |
| influences |
mass balance of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
ⓘ
sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | fast-flowing Antarctic outlet glacier ⓘ |
| length | approximately 290 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
GPS measurements
ⓘ
ice-penetrating radar surveys ⓘ satellite remote sensing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert H. Rutford ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ⓘ |
| partOf |
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf drainage basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
|
| researchFocus |
basal sliding
ⓘ
ice stream dynamics ⓘ ice-sheet stability ⓘ subglacial hydrology ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
British Antarctic Survey
ⓘ
United States Antarctic Program ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevassed shear margins
ⓘ
relatively smooth central flow band ⓘ |
| terminusType | floating ice shelf terminus ⓘ |
| width | approximately 24 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rutford Ice Stream Description of subject: Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.