Blüemlisalp Glacier
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Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blüemlisalp Glacier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3923434 — 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: Blüemlisalp Glacier Context triple: [Blüemlisalp, glacier, Blüemlisalp Glacier]
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A.
Forel Glacier
Forel Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers on Mount Kenya in Kenya’s central highlands.
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B.
Gletsch
Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
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C.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
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D.
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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E.
Lysgletscher
Lysgletscher is a glacier on the flanks of the Liskamm massif in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
- 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: Blüemlisalp Glacier Target entity description: Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
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A.
Forel Glacier
Forel Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers on Mount Kenya in Kenya’s central highlands.
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B.
Gletsch
Gletsch is a small Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, known as a historic staging point near the sources of the Rhône and at the junction of the Furka and Grimsel mountain passes.
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C.
Polish Glacier
Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.
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D.
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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E.
Lysgletscher
Lysgletscher is a glacier on the flanks of the Liskamm massif in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| closestMajorPeak |
Blüemlisalp
ⓘ
Blüemlisalp ⓘ
surface form:
Blüemlisalphorn
Oeschinenhorn ⓘ Wildi Frau ⓘ |
| contributesTo | high-alpine landscape of the region ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Aare river basin ⓘ |
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoute |
from Griesalp side of Kiental
ⓘ
from Kandersteg via Oeschinen area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
icefalls ⓘ snowfields ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Bern ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Swiss alpine protection regime ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Blüemlisalp massif ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Blüemlisalp ⓘ |
| near |
Blüemlisalphütte
ⓘ
surface form:
Blüemlisalphütte SAC
Kandersteg ⓘ Oeschinen Lake ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| position | northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif ⓘ |
| region | Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
crevasse falls
ⓘ
icefall serac collapse ⓘ |
| subjectOf | glaciological studies ⓘ |
| trend | glacier retreat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine mountaineering
ⓘ
glacier travel training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blüemlisalp Glacier Description of subject: Blüemlisalp Glacier is a mountain glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, lying on the northern slopes of the Blüemlisalp massif and contributing to the region’s high-alpine landscape.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.