Spencer Glacier
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Spencer Glacier is a scenic, easily accessible valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking blue ice, surrounding mountains, and popularity for sightseeing and outdoor recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spencer Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1135784 — 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: Spencer Glacier Context triple: [Chugach Mountains, hasGlacier, Spencer Glacier]
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A.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
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B.
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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C.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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D.
Ruth Glacier
Ruth Glacier is a massive valley glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park, renowned for its deep gorge known as the Great Gorge and its dramatic surrounding peaks.
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E.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
- 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: Spencer Glacier Target entity description: Spencer Glacier is a scenic, easily accessible valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking blue ice, surrounding mountains, and popularity for sightseeing and outdoor recreation.
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A.
Skinner Glacier
Skinner Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters region, known as part of the glaciated landscape surrounding this notable mountain group.
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B.
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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C.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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D.
Ruth Glacier
Ruth Glacier is a massive valley glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park, renowned for its deep gorge known as the Great Gorge and its dramatic surrounding peaks.
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E.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
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valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
Alaska Railroad
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Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop ⓘ trail ⓘ |
| climateType | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flowsInto | Spencer River ⓘ |
| geologicalType | alpine glacier ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
blue ice
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ ice cave ⓘ moraine ⓘ proglacial lake ⓘ seracs ⓘ surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
calving ice
ⓘ
crevasse falls ⓘ unstable ice caves ⓘ |
| hasView |
Chugach Mountains
ⓘ
Kenai Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Chugach Mountains ⓘ Chugach National Forest ⓘ Kenai Peninsula Borough ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Girdwood
ⓘ
Portage Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Portage
|
| managedBy |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
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| nearestMajorCity | Anchorage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
day trips from Anchorage
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easy accessibility ⓘ family-friendly recreation ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ |
| partOf | Spencer Glacier Recreation Area ⓘ |
| region | Southcentral Alaska ⓘ |
| subjectTo | glacial retreat ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
glacier trekking
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guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ ice climbing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ packrafting ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spencer Glacier Description of subject: Spencer Glacier is a scenic, easily accessible valley glacier in Alaska known for its striking blue ice, surrounding mountains, and popularity for sightseeing and outdoor recreation.
Referenced by (1)
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