Gannett Glacier
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Gannett Glacier is a major mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, known as one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gannett Glacier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10942806 — 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: Gannett Glacier Context triple: [Wind River Range, contains, Gannett Glacier]
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A.
Grinnell Glacier
Grinnell Glacier is a prominent and rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park, noted for its striking turquoise meltwater lake and accessibility to hikers.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Gotchen Glacier
Gotchen Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its ice fields and crevassed terrain.
- 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: Gannett Glacier Target entity description: Gannett Glacier is a major mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, known as one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
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A.
Grinnell Glacier
Grinnell Glacier is a prominent and rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park, noted for its striking turquoise meltwater lake and accessibility to hikers.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Gotchen Glacier
Gotchen Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of Mount Adams in Washington State, known for its ice fields and crevassed terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Dinwoody Glacier
ⓘ
Gooseneck Glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| climateType | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainsInto |
Green River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Green River (Washington)
|
| elevationMax |
over 13000 feet above sea level
ⓘ
over 4000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| firstAscentArea | early 20th century mountaineers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approximately 43.18°N 109.65°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2 miles
ⓘ
approximately 3.2 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wind River Range ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Fremont County, Wyoming
ⓘ
Sublette County, Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Wind River Range ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | glaciologists ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gannett Peak ⓘ |
| near | Continental Divide ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
contributing meltwater to the Green River system ⓘ |
| oneOfLargestIn |
American Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Rocky Mountains
|
| onSlopeOf | Gannett Peak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bridger Wilderness
ⓘ
Bridger-Teton National Forest ⓘ
linked to:
Bridger–Teton National Forest
Shoshone National Forest ⓘ |
| region | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| state | Wyoming ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 3.6 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 900 acres ⓘ |
| terminus | talus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountaineering
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gannett Glacier Description of subject: Gannett Glacier is a major mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, known as one of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.