Eight-thousander
E181651
An eight-thousander is any of the world’s 14 mountains that rise above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in elevation, all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1598248 — 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: Eight-thousander Context triple: [Cho Oyu, listing, Eight-thousander]
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A.
Broad Peak
Broad Peak is one of the world’s highest mountains, an 8,000-meter-class peak in the Karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China, renowned for its broad, extended summit ridge.
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B.
Masherbrum
Masherbrum is a prominent, highly challenging peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its dramatic pyramid shape and technical climbing routes.
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C.
Shkhara
Shkhara is a prominent peak in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, known as one of the highest and most challenging mountains in the region.
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D.
Mahakala
Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
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E.
Manaslu
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, a prominent 8,000-meter peak in the Nepalese Himalayas renowned for its challenging climbing routes and dramatic ridgelines.
- 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: Eight-thousander Target entity description: An eight-thousander is any of the world’s 14 mountains that rise above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in elevation, all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.
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A.
Broad Peak
Broad Peak is one of the world’s highest mountains, an 8,000-meter-class peak in the Karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China, renowned for its broad, extended summit ridge.
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B.
Masherbrum
Masherbrum is a prominent, highly challenging peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its dramatic pyramid shape and technical climbing routes.
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C.
Shkhara
Shkhara is a prominent peak in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, known as one of the highest and most challenging mountains in the region.
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D.
Mahakala
Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
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E.
Manaslu
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, a prominent 8,000-meter peak in the Nepalese Himalayas renowned for its challenging climbing routes and dramatic ridgelines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical category
ⓘ
mountain classification ⓘ |
| allPeaksAboveSeaLevel | 8000 metres ⓘ |
| allPeaksLocatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Himalayan region ⓘ Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram region
|
| associatedHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
extreme altitude ⓘ severe weather ⓘ |
| associatedRisk | high fatality rate ⓘ |
| climbingSeason | varies by peak ⓘ |
| countIsDisputed | false ⓘ |
| definedAs | any mountain with an elevation of at least 8,000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationThreshold |
26247 feet
ⓘ
8000 metres ⓘ |
| excludesPeaksBelow | 8000 metres ⓘ |
| hasFixedCount | true ⓘ |
| highestPeakInCategory | Mount Everest ⓘ |
| includesMountain |
Annapurna
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapurna I
Broad Peak ⓘ Cho Oyu ⓘ Dhaulagiri ⓘ
surface form:
Dhaulagiri I
Gasherbrum I ⓘ Gasherbrum II ⓘ K2 ⓘ Kangchenjunga ⓘ Lhotse ⓘ Makalu ⓘ Manaslu ⓘ Mount Everest ⓘ Nanga Parbat ⓘ Shishapangma ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRanges |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ |
| lowestPeakInCategory | Shishapangma ⓘ |
| measurementStandard | elevation above sea level ⓘ |
| notableChallenge | climbing all 14 eight-thousanders ⓘ |
| numberOfMountains | 14 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international mountaineering community ⓘ |
| subsetOf | world’s highest mountains ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
high-altitude climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eight-thousander Description of subject: An eight-thousander is any of the world’s 14 mountains that rise above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in elevation, all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
eight-thousanders
subject surface form:
Sagarmatha
this entity surface form:
Eight-thousanders
subject surface form:
Sagarmatha
this entity surface form:
Eight-thousanders
this entity surface form:
All 14 Eight-Thousanders
subject surface form:
Lhotse
this entity surface form:
Eight-thousanders of the Himalayas
subject surface form:
Gasherbrum II
this entity surface form:
rises from low valleys to over 8000 metres on Nanga Parbat