Gangotri Glacier

E25495

Himalayan glacier glacier

Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gangotri	12
Gangotri Glacier canonical	7
Gangotri–Chirbasa–Bhojbasa–Gomukh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198270 — 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: Gangotri Glacier
Context triple: [Ganges, sourceLocation, Gangotri Glacier]

A. 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.
B. Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
C. Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
D. Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
E. Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
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: Gangotri Glacier
Target entity description: Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.

A. 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.
B. Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier is a major Alpine glacier in the Swiss Alps that historically fed the Rhône River and has become a prominent example of glacial retreat due to climate change.
C. Bionnassay Glacier
Bionnassay Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier on the western flank of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
D. Glacier des Bossons
Glacier des Bossons is a prominent valley glacier on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for descending close to the Chamonix valley and being one of the most visible glaciers in the Alps.
E. Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in France, flowing down the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and serving as a major tourist attraction near Chamonix.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Himalayan glacier ⓘ glacier ⓘ
accessRoute	road to Gangotri town followed by trek to Gomukh ⓘ
climateZone	high mountain alpine climate ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalAssociation	Ganga goddess in Hinduism ⓘ
districtHeadquartersDistance	about 100 kilometres from Uttarkashi ⓘ
drainageBasin	Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ surface form: Ganges Basin
elevation	about 13500 feet at the snout ⓘ about 4100 metres at the snout ⓘ
fedBy	snow and ice from surrounding peaks ⓘ
hasFeature	icefall ⓘ lateral moraines ⓘ medial moraines ⓘ supraglacial debris cover ⓘ
hasLegalProtection	true ⓘ
importance	critical for Ganges River flow in dry season ⓘ major freshwater source for northern India ⓘ
isRetreating	true ⓘ
isReveredAs	source of the Ganges ⓘ
length	about 19 miles ⓘ about 30 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Garhwal ⓘ surface form: Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand ⓘ Garhwal ⓘ surface form: Uttarkashi district
locatedInProtectedArea	Gangotri National Park ⓘ
mountainRange	Himalayas ⓘ
nearbyTown	Gangotri Glacier self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gangotri
nearestMajorRiver	Bhagirathi River ⓘ
protectedBy	Indian environmental regulations ⓘ
religionSignificance	Hinduism ⓘ
researchInterest	climate change impacts ⓘ glaciology ⓘ hydrology of the Ganges Basin ⓘ
retreatCause	changes in snowfall patterns ⓘ climate change ⓘ rising temperatures ⓘ
sourceOf	Bhagirathi River ⓘ Ganges ⓘ surface form: upper Ganges River system
stateCapitalDistance	about 300 kilometres from Dehradun ⓘ
terminus	Gomukh ⓘ
tourismType	pilgrimage tourism ⓘ trekking tourism ⓘ
trekDifficulty	moderate to difficult ⓘ
width	up to 2 kilometres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited