Kilimanjaro ice fields
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The Kilimanjaro ice fields are the rapidly shrinking, high-altitude glaciers and ice caps that crown the summit region of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kilimanjaro glaciers | 3 |
| Kilimanjaro ice cap | 2 |
| Kilimanjaro ice fields canonical | 1 |
| Kilimanjaro summit area | 1 |
| Southern Icefield of Kilimanjaro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2946544 — 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: Kilimanjaro ice fields Context triple: [Furtwängler Glacier, partOf, Kilimanjaro ice fields]
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A.
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is a large glacial icefield in the central Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive ice cover and rugged alpine terrain.
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B.
Viedma Glacier
Viedma Glacier is a massive Patagonian ice field in southern Argentina, known for its striking blue ice, crevasses, and calving front into Lake Viedma.
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C.
Abruzzi Glacier
Abruzzi Glacier is a significant mountain glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh subrange of the Karakoram, known for its high-altitude location amid some of the world’s tallest peaks.
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D.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
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E.
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.
- 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: Kilimanjaro ice fields Target entity description: The Kilimanjaro ice fields are the rapidly shrinking, high-altitude glaciers and ice caps that crown the summit region of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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A.
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is a large glacial icefield in the central Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive ice cover and rugged alpine terrain.
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B.
Viedma Glacier
Viedma Glacier is a massive Patagonian ice field in southern Argentina, known for its striking blue ice, crevasses, and calving front into Lake Viedma.
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C.
Abruzzi Glacier
Abruzzi Glacier is a significant mountain glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh subrange of the Karakoram, known for its high-altitude location amid some of the world’s tallest peaks.
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D.
Zemu Glacier
Zemu Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in the eastern Himalayas, renowned as one of the largest glaciers in the region and a key source of rivers draining the slopes of Kangchenjunga.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial ice field
ⓘ
mountain glacier system ⓘ |
| climateZone |
alpine desert
ⓘ
tropical high-altitude ⓘ |
| contains | ice cores with paleoclimate records ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| elevation | above 5500 metres ⓘ |
| firstDocumentedBy | European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| formedBy | accumulation of snowfall and compaction of firn ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Holocene ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rebmann Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Credner Glacier
Decken Glacier ⓘ Eastern Ice Field ⓘ Furtwängler Glacier ⓘ Northern Icefield ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ice Field
Rebmann Glacier ⓘ Southern Icefield ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Ice Field
|
| highestElevation | approximately 5895 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Kilimanjaro
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Uhuru Peak ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
isolated tropical glaciers
ⓘ
rapidly shrinking in area and volume ⓘ steep vertical ice cliffs ⓘ tabular ice plateau remnants ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kibo summit crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Kibo cone of Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro National Park ⓘ summit region of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| primaryAblationProcesses |
calving of ice cliffs
ⓘ
melting ⓘ sublimation ⓘ |
| scientificStudyField |
climatology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceType | glacial ice ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
changes in regional precipitation patterns
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ increased solar radiation exposure ⓘ rising air temperatures ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| trend | projected to disappear or become greatly reduced within the 21st century ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | part of Kilimanjaro National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor | reconstructing past tropical climate variability ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | surrounding lowlands in clear weather ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kilimanjaro ice fields Description of subject: The Kilimanjaro ice fields are the rapidly shrinking, high-altitude glaciers and ice caps that crown the summit region of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro ice cap
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro glaciers
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro summit area
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro ice cap
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro glaciers
this entity surface form:
Kilimanjaro glaciers
this entity surface form:
Southern Icefield of Kilimanjaro