Glacier de la Brenva
E335722
Glacier de la Brenva is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its dramatic icefalls and historic avalanches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghiacciaio della Brenva | 1 |
| Glacier de la Brenva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2947553 — 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: Glacier de la Brenva Context triple: [Mont-Blanc glacial system, hasPart, Glacier de la Brenva]
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A.
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.
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B.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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C.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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D.
Glacier de Trient
Glacier de Trient is a notable alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the western Alps, known for its high-altitude ice fields and surrounding mountaineering routes.
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E.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
- 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: Glacier de la Brenva Target entity description: Glacier de la Brenva is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its dramatic icefalls and historic avalanches.
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A.
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.
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B.
Glacier de Taconnaz
Glacier de Taconnaz is a major Alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and proximity to the Chamonix valley.
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C.
Glacier d’Argentière
Glacier d’Argentière is a major valley glacier in the French Alps, renowned for its dramatic crevassed ice and popularity among mountaineers and skiers.
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D.
Glacier de Trient
Glacier de Trient is a notable alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the western Alps, known for its high-altitude ice fields and surrounding mountaineering routes.
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E.
Glacier de Bionnassay
Glacier de Bionnassay is a prominent alpine glacier in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, known for its steep icefalls and dramatic descent toward the Bionnassay valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| drains | southeastern flank of Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
ice climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| hasAvalanchePathTowards |
Vallée de Montjoie
ⓘ
surface form:
Brenva Valley
Val Veny ⓘ |
| hasCountryBorderNearby | France ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ serac collapse ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariantName |
Glacier de la Brenva
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghiacciaio della Brenva
|
| hasNearbyTown | Courmayeur ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dramatic icefalls
ⓘ
large crevasses ⓘ seracs ⓘ steep icefalls ⓘ |
| hasScenicReputation | one of the most spectacular glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| isOn | southern side of Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
alpine climbing literature
ⓘ
avalanche studies ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | temperate glacier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine climbing routes
ⓘ
historic avalanches ⓘ large ice avalanches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | Italian side of Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Alps
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Vallée de Montjoie
ⓘ
surface form:
Brenva Valley
|
| partOf | Alps ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| terminusNear | Val Veny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glacier de la Brenva Description of subject: Glacier de la Brenva is a major valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, known for its dramatic icefalls and historic avalanches.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghiacciaio della Brenva