Gilkey Glacier
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Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilkey Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1695272 — 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: Gilkey Glacier Context triple: [Juneau Icefield, feeds, Gilkey Glacier]
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A.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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B.
Grinnell Glacier
Grinnell Glacier is a prominent and rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park, noted for its striking turquoise meltwater lake and accessibility to hikers.
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C.
Diller Glacier
Diller Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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E.
Llewellyn Glacier
Llewellyn Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield region of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and retreating terminus.
- 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: Gilkey Glacier Target entity description: Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
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A.
Haynes Glacier
Haynes Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier that drains into the Amundsen Sea along the coast of West Antarctica.
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B.
Grinnell Glacier
Grinnell Glacier is a prominent and rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park, noted for its striking turquoise meltwater lake and accessibility to hikers.
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C.
Diller Glacier
Diller Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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D.
Shoup Glacier
Shoup Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Alaska known for its dramatic ice formations and scenic fjord setting near Prince William Sound.
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E.
Llewellyn Glacier
Llewellyn Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield region of northwestern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and retreating terminus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| climateZone | maritime subpolar ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
regional hydrology
ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drains | part of the Juneau Icefield accumulation area ⓘ |
| flowsTowards |
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
ⓘ
surface form:
Tracy Arm–Fords Terror Wilderness region
|
| hasAccess |
primarily by helicopter
ⓘ
via Juneau Icefield traverses ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive crevasses
ⓘ
heavily crevassed surface ⓘ icefalls ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall collapse ⓘ rapidly changing surface conditions ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
indicator of regional climate variability
ⓘ
key site for long-term glacier monitoring in Alaska ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
glacial retreat
ⓘ
glacial thinning ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
crevasse formation
ⓘ
glacier flow velocity ⓘ ice dynamics ⓘ response to climate change ⓘ surface mass balance ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
maritime glacier
ⓘ
temperate glacier ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
GPS surveys
ⓘ
Juneau Icefield ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau Icefield Research Program
aerial photography ⓘ satellite observations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Juneau Icefield ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Alaska
|
| namedAfter | Charles Gilkey ⓘ |
| near |
Llewellyn Glacier
ⓘ
Mendenhall Glacier ⓘ Taku Glacier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coast Mountains
ⓘ
Juneau Icefield ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau Icefield Research Program study area
Coastal mountain glaciers of Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific coastal glacier system
|
| region |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| terminusType | land-terminating glacier ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate studies
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glaciological research ⓘ mass balance measurements ⓘ remote sensing validation ⓘ |
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Subject: Gilkey Glacier Description of subject: Gilkey Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of southeastern Alaska, known for its extensive crevasses and contribution to regional glacial and climate studies.
Referenced by (1)
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