Foster Glacier
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Foster Glacier is an Antarctic glacier named in honor of British naval officer and scientist Henry Foster, recognized for his contributions to early 19th-century polar exploration and research.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14308762 — 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: Foster Glacier Context triple: [Henry Foster, hasNamesake, Foster Glacier]
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Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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Evans Glacier
Evans Glacier is a glacier located on the Oscar II Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known as part of the region’s extensive coastal glacial system.
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Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains toward the Ross Sea.
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D.
Reeves Glacier
Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
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Tiedemann Glacier
Tiedemann Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the slopes of Mount Waddington.
- 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: Foster Glacier Target entity description: Foster Glacier is an Antarctic glacier named in honor of British naval officer and scientist Henry Foster, recognized for his contributions to early 19th-century polar exploration and research.
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A.
Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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B.
Evans Glacier
Evans Glacier is a glacier located on the Oscar II Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known as part of the region’s extensive coastal glacial system.
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C.
Ferrar Glacier
Ferrar Glacier is a major Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows from the polar plateau through the Transantarctic Mountains toward the Ross Sea.
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D.
Reeves Glacier
Reeves Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier in Victoria Land that flows into the western side of Terra Nova Bay along the Scott Coast.
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E.
Tiedemann Glacier
Tiedemann Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flowing from the slopes of Mount Waddington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.