Crosswell Glacier
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Crosswell Glacier is a glacier located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crosswell Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8704070 — 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: Crosswell Glacier Context triple: [Sentinel Range, contains, Crosswell Glacier]
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A.
Whittier Glacier
Whittier Glacier is a tidewater glacier in south-central Alaska, known for its dramatic coastal setting near the town of Whittier and its accessibility via Prince William Sound.
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B.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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C.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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D.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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E.
Holgate Glacier
Holgate Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice calving and accessibility by boat tours within Kenai Fjords National Park.
- 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: Crosswell Glacier Target entity description: Crosswell Glacier is a glacier located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica.
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A.
Whittier Glacier
Whittier Glacier is a tidewater glacier in south-central Alaska, known for its dramatic coastal setting near the town of Whittier and its accessibility via Prince William Sound.
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B.
Gilkey Glacier
Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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C.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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D.
Vowell Glacier
Vowell Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains, known for its dramatic icefields and popularity among climbers and backcountry skiers.
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E.
Holgate Glacier
Holgate Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice calving and accessibility by boat tours within Kenai Fjords National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| category |
Glaciers of Ellsworth Land
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Glaciers of Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | eastern Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| drains | north side of Vinson Massif area ⓘ |
| featureType | glacial valley ⓘ |
| flowsFrom |
north slopes of Branscomb Peak
ⓘ
north slopes of Opalchenie Peak ⓘ north slopes of Príncipe de Asturias Peak ⓘ north slopes of Silverstein Peak ⓘ north slopes of Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ellen Glacier ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| length |
about 10 km
ⓘ
about 6 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ellsworth Mountains ⓘ Sentinel Range ⓘ Western Antarctica ⓘ
linked to:
West Antarctica
|
| mapping | mapped by United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| mappingMethod | surveys and U.S. Navy air photos ⓘ |
| mapScale | 1:250000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William H. Crosswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Vinson
ⓘ
linked to:
Vinson Massif
Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellsworth Mountains glacial system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ellsworth Land glacial system
Sentinel Range glacial system ⓘ |
| polarRegion | Antarctic region ⓘ |
| region | Ellsworth Land ⓘ |
| shownOnMap |
Antarctic Digital Database
ⓘ
Vinson Massif and Sentinel Range topographic map ⓘ Vinson Massif topographic map ⓘ |
| status | unknown ⓘ |
| terminus | Ellen Glacier ⓘ |
| thickness | unknown ⓘ |
| width |
about 2.5 miles
ⓘ
about 4 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crosswell Glacier Description of subject: Crosswell Glacier is a glacier located in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Western Antarctica.
Referenced by (1)
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