Crater Glacier
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Crater Glacier is a relatively young glacier that formed within the crater of Mount St. Helens after its 1980 eruption, growing rapidly in the shadow of the volcano’s crater walls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crater Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T550174 — 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: Crater Glacier Context triple: [Mount St. Helens, glacier, Crater Glacier]
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A.
Panmah Glacier
Panmah Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its rugged terrain and proximity to several notable high peaks.
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B.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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C.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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D.
Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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E.
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier is a 13-mile-long valley glacier in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska, renowned for its striking blue ice, accessible visitor center, and dramatic retreat due to climate change.
- 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: Crater Glacier Target entity description: Crater Glacier is a relatively young glacier that formed within the crater of Mount St. Helens after its 1980 eruption, growing rapidly in the shadow of the volcano’s crater walls.
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A.
Panmah Glacier
Panmah Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its rugged terrain and proximity to several notable high peaks.
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B.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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C.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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D.
Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
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E.
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier is a 13-mile-long valley glacier in the Tongass National Forest of southeast Alaska, renowned for its striking blue ice, accessible visitor center, and dramatic retreat due to climate change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | relatively young ⓘ |
| climateCondition | cold, shaded microclimate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discoveredBy | volcanologists studying Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption ⓘ |
| environmentType | high-elevation volcanic crater ⓘ |
| fedBy |
avalanches from crater walls
ⓘ
snowfall within crater ⓘ |
| formationPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| formedAfter | 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| formedFrom | accumulation of snow and ice in crater ⓘ |
| growthCharacteristic | rapidly growing ⓘ |
| growthEnvironment | shadow of Mount St. Helens crater walls ⓘ |
| hasMovement | flows slowly around lava dome ⓘ |
| hasShape | horseshoe-shaped ice body ⓘ |
| hasType | valley glacier remnant within volcanic crater ⓘ |
| hazardRelation |
interaction with future volcanic activity
ⓘ
potential ice–rock avalanches ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount St. Helens
Skamania County, Washington ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
crater of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
crater of Mount St. Helens
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount St. Helens
|
| notableFor |
being one of the youngest glaciers in the contiguous United States
ⓘ
forming rapidly after a major volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| observationMethod |
aerial photography
ⓘ
ground-based surveys ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mount St. Helens volcanic system
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount St. Helens
|
| positionRelativeTo | lava dome of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a federally protected monument ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
glacier–volcano interactions
ⓘ
post-eruption glacier formation ⓘ rapid glacier growth in volcanic craters ⓘ |
| shelteredBy | crater walls of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| shelteredFrom |
direct sunlight
ⓘ
warm winds ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureOf | Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| surrounds | lava dome inside Mount St. Helens crater ⓘ |
| tourismRelation | visible from designated viewpoints around Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crater Glacier Description of subject: Crater Glacier is a relatively young glacier that formed within the crater of Mount St. Helens after its 1980 eruption, growing rapidly in the shadow of the volcano’s crater walls.
Referenced by (1)
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