Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby)
E181650
Ngozumpa Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas, located in Nepal’s Khumbu region below Cho Oyu and known for its extensive debris-covered ice and glacial lakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598243 — 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: Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby) Context triple: [Cho Oyu, hasGlacier, Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby)]
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A.
Biafo Glacier
Biafo Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for forming one of the world’s longest continuous glacier systems when linked with the Hispar Glacier.
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B.
Heezen Glacier
Heezen Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier named in honor of American marine geologist Bruce C. Heezen.
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C.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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D.
Tokositna Glacier
Tokositna Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Alaska Range known for its dramatic ice flows and surrounding rugged mountain scenery.
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E.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
- 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: Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby) Target entity description: Ngozumpa Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas, located in Nepal’s Khumbu region below Cho Oyu and known for its extensive debris-covered ice and glacial lakes.
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A.
Biafo Glacier
Biafo Glacier is a major glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for forming one of the world’s longest continuous glacier systems when linked with the Hispar Glacier.
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B.
Heezen Glacier
Heezen Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier named in honor of American marine geologist Bruce C. Heezen.
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C.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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D.
Tokositna Glacier
Tokositna Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Alaska Range known for its dramatic ice flows and surrounding rugged mountain scenery.
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E.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Dudh Koshi
ⓘ
surface form:
Dudh Kosi basin
|
| environmentalConcern |
expansion of supraglacial and proglacial lakes
ⓘ
retreat due to climate warming ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
debris-mantled ice
ⓘ
glacial lakes ⓘ ice cliffs ⓘ lateral moraines ⓘ supraglacial ponds ⓘ terminal moraine ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLake |
Gokyo Lakes
ⓘ
Spillway Lake ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountain |
Cho Oyu
ⓘ
Gokyo Ri ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver |
Dudh Koshi
ⓘ
surface form:
Dudh Kosi
|
| hasNearbySettlement |
Gokyo Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Gokyo
|
| hazardType | potential source of glacial lake outburst floods ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas
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extensive debris cover ⓘ potential glacial lake outburst flood hazard ⓘ rapid formation and growth of supraglacial lakes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Everest region
ⓘ
surface form:
Khumbu region
Nepal ⓘ Province No. 1 ⓘ Solukhumbu District, Nepal ⓘ
surface form:
Solukhumbu District
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern flank of Cho Oyu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dudh Koshi
ⓘ
surface form:
Dudh Kosi watershed
|
| partOfProtectedArea | Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ |
| regionType | high-altitude glacier ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
climate change impacts
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debris-covered glacier melt processes ⓘ glacial lake evolution ⓘ glacier dynamics ⓘ |
| surfaceCharacteristic |
contains ice-cored moraines
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contains supraglacial lakes ⓘ extensively debris-covered ⓘ |
| terminusType | debris-covered tongue ⓘ |
| tourismRelevance |
lies along popular trekking routes in the Everest region
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visible from Gokyo Ri trekking viewpoint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ngozumpa Glacier (nearby) Description of subject: Ngozumpa Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas, located in Nepal’s Khumbu region below Cho Oyu and known for its extensive debris-covered ice and glacial lakes.
Referenced by (1)
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