Tza de Tzan Glacier
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Tza de Tzan Glacier is an alpine glacier situated on the slopes of the Dent d'Hérens in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tza de Tzan Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7178540 — 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: Tza de Tzan Glacier Context triple: [Dent d'Hérens, glacierOnSlopes, Tza de Tzan Glacier]
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A.
Tundzha Glacier
Tundzha Glacier is a glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for draining part of the island’s interior ice cap toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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B.
Tetnuldi Glacier
Tetnuldi Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the slopes of Mount Tetnuldi in the central Caucasus region of Georgia.
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C.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Bistra Glacier
Bistra Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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E.
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.
- 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: Tza de Tzan Glacier Target entity description: Tza de Tzan Glacier is an alpine glacier situated on the slopes of the Dent d'Hérens in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border.
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A.
Tundzha Glacier
Tundzha Glacier is a glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known for draining part of the island’s interior ice cap toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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B.
Tetnuldi Glacier
Tetnuldi Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the slopes of Mount Tetnuldi in the central Caucasus region of Georgia.
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C.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Bistra Glacier
Bistra Glacier is a glacier on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, flowing from the slopes of Mount Foster toward the surrounding coastal areas.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Po basin
ⓘ
Rhône basin ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône river basin
|
| geologicalType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasClimateZone | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ snowfield ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasse danger
ⓘ
serac fall ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
French‑speaking Switzerland
Italian-speaking Italy ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
ice ablation ⓘ snow accumulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Valais ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
slopes of Dent d'Hérens
ⓘ
linked to:
Dent d'Hérens
|
| locatedOnBorder |
Swiss–Italian border
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian–Swiss border
|
| near |
Dent d'Hérens
ⓘ
Matterhorn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine glacier system
ⓘ
Alps ⓘ |
| region |
western Alps
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Alps
|
| subjectOf | glaciological studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine research
ⓘ
mountaineering access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tza de Tzan Glacier Description of subject: Tza de Tzan Glacier is an alpine glacier situated on the slopes of the Dent d'Hérens in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border.
Referenced by (1)
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