Maclure Glacier
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Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maclure Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2224601 — 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: Maclure Glacier Context triple: [Lyell Glacier, near, Maclure Glacier]
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A.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer 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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B.
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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C.
Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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D.
Norris Glacier
Norris Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and contribution to the region’s glacial landscape.
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E.
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.
- 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: Maclure Glacier Target entity description: Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
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A.
Thayer Glacier
Thayer 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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B.
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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C.
Steffen Glacier
Steffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier draining the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Chile, known for its remote location and contribution to regional freshwater and sea-level changes.
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D.
Norris Glacier
Norris Glacier is a large valley glacier in the Juneau Icefield of Alaska, known for its extensive ice flows and contribution to the region’s glacial landscape.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| access | backcountry hiking ⓘ |
| closestMajorValley |
Tuolumne Meadows
ⓘ
surface form:
Tuolumne Meadows area
|
| composition | ice and firn ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsTo | headwaters of the Tuolumne River region ⓘ |
| environment | alpine ⓘ |
| eponym | William Maclure (indirectly via Mount Maclure) ⓘ |
| glacierType |
cirque glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
climate change indicators
ⓘ
glacial retreat studies ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Maclure ⓘ |
| locatedOnSlope | northern slope of Mount Maclure ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Maclure ⓘ |
| near | Lyell Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the remaining glaciers in Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| parkUnit | Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada glacial system ⓘ
surface form:
Yosemite National Park glacial system
|
| protectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| region |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada, California
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| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maclure Glacier Description of subject: Maclure Glacier is a small mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, California, located on the northern slope of Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.