Penny Ice Cap
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Penny Ice Cap is a large glacial ice cap on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its extensive ice fields and role in Arctic climate and glaciology studies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penny Ice Cap canonical | 2 |
| Penny Ice Cap region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8748873 — 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: Penny Ice Cap Context triple: [Arctic Cordillera, contains, Penny Ice Cap]
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A.
Clarence Island ice cap
Clarence Island ice cap is a large permanent ice mass covering much of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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B.
Veniaminof ice cap
Veniaminof ice cap is a large glacier system covering the summit and upper slopes of Mount Veniaminof, an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula.
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C.
Komsomolets Island ice cap
The Komsomolets Island ice cap is a large polar ice mass covering much of Komsomolets Island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic.
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D.
Svartisen ice cap
The Svartisen ice cap is one of Norway's largest glacier systems, known for its striking blue ice and accessibility along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
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E.
Axel Heiberg Glacier
Axel Heiberg Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains that flows northward into the Ross Ice Shelf.
- 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: Penny Ice Cap Target entity description: Penny Ice Cap is a large glacial ice cap on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its extensive ice fields and role in Arctic climate and glaciology studies.
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A.
Clarence Island ice cap
Clarence Island ice cap is a large permanent ice mass covering much of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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B.
Veniaminof ice cap
Veniaminof ice cap is a large glacier system covering the summit and upper slopes of Mount Veniaminof, an active stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula.
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C.
Komsomolets Island ice cap
The Komsomolets Island ice cap is a large polar ice mass covering much of Komsomolets Island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic.
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D.
Svartisen ice cap
The Svartisen ice cap is one of Norway's largest glacier systems, known for its striking blue ice and accessibility along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
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E.
Axel Heiberg Glacier
Axel Heiberg Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains that flows northward into the Ross Ice Shelf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ice cap ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
atmospheric circulation changes
ⓘ
changes in snowfall patterns ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
| climateZone |
high Arctic environment
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Cumberland Sound
ⓘ
fiords of eastern Baffin Island ⓘ |
| elevationMax | over 2000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationMin | near sea level at outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Nunavut ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | ~6000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
ice core records
ⓘ
satellite remote sensing data ⓘ surface mass balance measurements ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevassed surface
ⓘ
deeply incised valley glaciers ⓘ extensive ice fields ⓘ firn plateau ⓘ ice domes ⓘ outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasResearchActivity |
GPS measurements of ice motion
ⓘ
field expeditions ⓘ ground-penetrating radar surveys ⓘ ice core drilling ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Arctic ecosystem studies
ⓘ
regional hydrology ⓘ sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Auyuittuq National Park ⓘ Baffin Island ⓘ Nunavut ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cumberland Peninsula ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Penny (local or historical naming, exact origin uncertain) ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Pangnirtung ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic Archipelago
eastern Baffin Island ice fields ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| status |
retreating
ⓘ
thinning ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
Arctic climate change
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ mass balance variations ⓘ paleoclimate reconstruction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented |
Holocene climate history
ⓘ
late Quaternary climate variability ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penny Ice Cap Description of subject: Penny Ice Cap is a large glacial ice cap on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its extensive ice fields and role in Arctic climate and glaciology studies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Penny Ice Cap