Larsen Ice Shelf
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The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
All labels observed (30)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1299050 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larsen Ice Shelf Context triple: [Weddell Sea, hasIceShelf, Larsen Ice Shelf]
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A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
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Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is a large, ice-covered marginal sea off Antarctica known for its massive ice shelves, dense cold waters, and role in global ocean circulation.
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Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean off Antarctica, renowned for its largely untouched marine ecosystem and rich biodiversity.
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West Antarctica
West Antarctica is the portion of the Antarctic continent lying mostly west of the Transantarctic Mountains, known for its marine-based ice sheet that is particularly vulnerable to climate change and potential sea-level rise.
- 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: Larsen Ice Shelf Target entity description: The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
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A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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B.
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
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C.
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is a large, ice-covered marginal sea off Antarctica known for its massive ice shelves, dense cold waters, and role in global ocean circulation.
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D.
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean off Antarctica, renowned for its largely untouched marine ecosystem and rich biodiversity.
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E.
West Antarctica
West Antarctica is the portion of the Antarctic continent lying mostly west of the Transantarctic Mountains, known for its marine-based ice sheet that is particularly vulnerable to climate change and potential sea-level rise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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ice shelf ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Weddell Sea ⓘ |
| composedOf |
firn
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glacial ice ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
Argentina
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Chile ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
collapse of Larsen A Ice Shelf
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collapse of Larsen B Ice Shelf ⓘ large calving event of Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Larsen Ice Shelf
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surface form:
Larsen A Ice Shelf
Larsen Ice Shelf self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Larsen B Ice Shelf
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surface form:
Larsen C Ice Shelf
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Larsen D Ice Shelf
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Larsen E Ice Shelf
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Larsen F Ice Shelf
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Larsen G Ice Shelf
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Larsen H Ice Shelf
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Larsen I Ice Shelf
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Larsen J Ice Shelf
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Larsen K Ice Shelf
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Larsen L Ice Shelf
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Larsen M Ice Shelf
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Larsen N Ice Shelf
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Larsen O Ice Shelf
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Larsen P Ice Shelf
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Larsen Q Ice Shelf
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Larsen R Ice Shelf
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Larsen S Ice Shelf
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Larsen T Ice Shelf
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Larsen U Ice Shelf
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Larsen V Ice Shelf
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Larsen W Ice Shelf
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Larsen X Ice Shelf
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Larsen Y Ice Shelf
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Larsen Z Ice Shelf
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| influences |
sea level rise potential
ⓘ
stability of tributary glaciers on Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
field expeditions
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satellite observations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Anton Larsen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence of climate change impacts
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rapid disintegration events ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Ocean
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surface form:
Southern Ocean region
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| studiedInDiscipline |
climate science
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glaciology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larsen Ice Shelf Description of subject: The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Larsen Ice Shelf region
this entity surface form:
Larsen A Ice Shelf
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Larsen B Ice Shelf
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Larsen C Ice Shelf
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Larsen D Ice Shelf
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Larsen E Ice Shelf
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Larsen F Ice Shelf
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Larsen G Ice Shelf
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Larsen H Ice Shelf
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Larsen I Ice Shelf
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Larsen J Ice Shelf
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Larsen K Ice Shelf
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Larsen L Ice Shelf
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Larsen M Ice Shelf
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Larsen N Ice Shelf
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Larsen O Ice Shelf
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Larsen P Ice Shelf
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Larsen Q Ice Shelf
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Larsen R Ice Shelf
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Larsen S Ice Shelf
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Larsen T Ice Shelf
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Larsen U Ice Shelf
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Larsen V Ice Shelf
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Larsen W Ice Shelf
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Larsen X Ice Shelf
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Larsen Y Ice Shelf
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Larsen Z Ice Shelf
this entity surface form:
Larsen B Ice Shelf (fringing, largely collapsed)
this entity surface form:
Larsen Ice Shelf system