Breithorn Glacier
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Breithorn Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Breithorn in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland and Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breithorn Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7786143 — 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: Breithorn Glacier Context triple: [Breithorn, hasGlacier, Breithorn Glacier]
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A.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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B.
Monviso Glacier
Monviso Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Monviso in the Cottian Alps of northwestern Italy.
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C.
Unteraar Glacier
Unteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the source glaciers of the Aare River and a classic site of early glaciological research.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Mont-de-Lans glacier
Mont-de-Lans glacier is a high-altitude Alpine glacier in the French Alps known for enabling summer skiing at the Les Deux Alpes resort.
- 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: Breithorn Glacier Target entity description: Breithorn Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Breithorn in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland and Italy.
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A.
Blüemlisalp Glacier
Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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B.
Monviso Glacier
Monviso Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Monviso in the Cottian Alps of northwestern Italy.
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C.
Unteraar Glacier
Unteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known as one of the source glaciers of the Aare River and a classic site of early glaciological research.
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D.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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E.
Mont-de-Lans glacier
Mont-de-Lans glacier is a high-altitude Alpine glacier in the French Alps known for enabling summer skiing at the Les Deux Alpes resort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| borderFeatureOf |
Swiss–Italian border
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian–Swiss border
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Alpine region ⓘ |
| environment | high‑alpine ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | ice mass ⓘ |
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
German-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
Italian-speaking Italy ⓘ |
| hasProcess | glacial retreat ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Valais ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Breithorn ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Breithorn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Italian Alps ⓘ
linked to:
Alps
Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| subjectOf | glaciological studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
glacier travel training ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breithorn Glacier Description of subject: Breithorn Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Breithorn in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland and Italy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.