Smith Glacier
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Smith Glacier is a fast-flowing Antarctic glacier that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Amundsen Sea and is notable for its rapid thinning and contribution to sea-level rise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smith Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433013 — 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: Smith Glacier Context triple: [West Antarctica, containsGlacier, Smith 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.
Chambers Glacier
Chambers Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, United States.
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C.
Spencer Glacier
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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D.
Whitney Glacier
Whitney Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the north side of Mount Shasta in northern California, known as one of the longest glaciers in the state.
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E.
Martial Glacier
Martial Glacier is a scenic mountain glacier near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, popular for hiking, panoramic views, and winter sports.
- 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: Smith Glacier Target entity description: Smith Glacier is a fast-flowing Antarctic glacier that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Amundsen Sea and is notable for its rapid thinning and contribution to sea-level rise.
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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.
Chambers Glacier
Chambers Glacier is a glacier associated with the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, United States.
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C.
Spencer Glacier
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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D.
Whitney Glacier
Whitney Glacier is a prominent mountain glacier on the north side of Mount Shasta in northern California, known as one of the longest glaciers in the state.
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E.
Martial Glacier
Martial Glacier is a scenic mountain glacier near Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, popular for hiking, panoramic views, and winter sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic glacier
ⓘ
glacier ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kohler Glacier
ⓘ
Pope Glacier ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Antarctic cryosphere
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Hemisphere cryosphere
|
| climateContext |
affected by intrusions of Circumpolar Deep Water
ⓘ
sensitive to changes in Southern Ocean circulation ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
global sea-level rise
ⓘ
mass loss of West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Amundsen Sea ⓘ |
| hasBedType | retrograde bed slope ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fast-flowing
ⓘ
grounding-line retreat ⓘ high ice discharge rate ⓘ marine-terminating glacier ⓘ rapidly thinning ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deeply incised subglacial trough
ⓘ
floating ice shelf extension ⓘ |
| hasImportance | key contributor to West Antarctic mass balance changes ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
basal melting driven by warm ocean water
ⓘ
dynamic thinning ⓘ ice flow acceleration ⓘ |
| hasRisk | potential for marine ice-sheet instability ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
retreating glacier
ⓘ
undergoing sustained mass loss ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
airborne ice-penetrating radar
ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ satellite interferometric SAR ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amundsen Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea Embayment
West Antarctica ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
West Antarctica
ⓘ
surface form:
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
|
| namedAfter | Smith (surname; specific honoree varies by source) ⓘ |
| partOf |
West Antarctic outlet glaciers
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea outlet glaciers
Amundsen Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica
|
| region |
Marie Byrd Land
ⓘ
surface form:
Marie Byrd Land sector of West Antarctica
|
| researchFocus |
grounding-line dynamics
ⓘ
ice–ocean interactions ⓘ sea-level rise projections ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
climate scientists
ⓘ
glaciologists ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
CryoSat-2 satellite data
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ICESat satellite data ⓘ NASA Operation IceBridge data ⓘ |
| terminusType |
floating ice tongue
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ice shelf front ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith Glacier Description of subject: Smith Glacier is a fast-flowing Antarctic glacier that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Amundsen Sea and is notable for its rapid thinning and contribution to sea-level rise.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.