British–Irish Ice Sheet
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The British–Irish Ice Sheet was a massive glacial ice sheet that covered most of Great Britain and Ireland during the last Ice Age, shaping much of the region’s present-day landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British–Irish Ice Sheet canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5415564 — 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: British–Irish Ice Sheet Context triple: [Fennoscandian Ice Sheet, relatedTo, British–Irish Ice Sheet]
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A.
Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that repeatedly covered much of northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and parts of northern Germany and western Russia.
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B.
Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America
The Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America was a massive continental glacier that covered much of Canada and parts of the northern United States during the last Ice Age, profoundly shaping the region’s landscapes and climate.
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C.
Cordilleran Ice Sheet
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that covered much of western North America, including present-day British Columbia, Yukon, and parts of the northwestern United States.
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D.
Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector)
The Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector) is the vast portion of Greenland’s continental ice mass that extends toward and influences the climate, sea level, and glacial history of the North American region.
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E.
Svartisen ice cap
The Svartisen ice cap is one of Norway's largest glacier systems, known for its striking blue ice and accessibility along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
- 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: British–Irish Ice Sheet Target entity description: The British–Irish Ice Sheet was a massive glacial ice sheet that covered most of Great Britain and Ireland during the last Ice Age, shaping much of the region’s present-day landscape.
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A.
Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that repeatedly covered much of northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and parts of northern Germany and western Russia.
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B.
Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America
The Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America was a massive continental glacier that covered much of Canada and parts of the northern United States during the last Ice Age, profoundly shaping the region’s landscapes and climate.
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C.
Cordilleran Ice Sheet
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that covered much of western North America, including present-day British Columbia, Yukon, and parts of the northwestern United States.
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D.
Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector)
The Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector) is the vast portion of Greenland’s continental ice mass that extends toward and influences the climate, sea level, and glacial history of the North American region.
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E.
Svartisen ice cap
The Svartisen ice cap is one of Norway's largest glacier systems, known for its striking blue ice and accessibility along the Helgeland coast in Nordland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pleistocene ice sheet
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Quaternary geological feature ⓘ glacial ice sheet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BIIS
NERFINISHED
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British–Irish Ice Cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
isostatic depression of the British Isles
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postglacial isostatic rebound in Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| covered |
large parts of England
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large parts of Wales ⓘ most of Ireland ⓘ most of Scotland ⓘ |
| createdLandforms |
drumlins
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eskers ⓘ fjords ⓘ glacial valleys ⓘ moraines ⓘ outwash plains ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
moraines and erratics across Britain and Ireland
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offshore seismic and core data on surrounding continental shelves ⓘ |
| extendedOnto |
Celtic Sea shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland ⓘ continental shelf of the North Sea ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Devensian glaciation
NERFINISHED
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Midlandian glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ Weichselian glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
reconstructing sea-level history around the British Isles
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understanding past climate change in the North Atlantic region ⓘ |
| influenced |
distribution of soils in Britain and Ireland
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drainage patterns in Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| largelyDisappearedBy | early Holocene ⓘ |
| leftDeposits |
glaciofluvial sediments
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glaciolacustrine sediments ⓘ till ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Britain
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumExtentApproximateAge | around 27,000 to 21,000 years ago ⓘ |
| maximumThicknessApproximate | over 1,000 metres in some areas ⓘ |
| meltwaterContributedTo | sea-level rise at the end of the Pleistocene ⓘ |
| modelledUsing | ice-sheet models ⓘ |
| partOf |
Last Glacial Maximum ice sheets
NERFINISHED
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Northern Hemisphere ice sheets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retreatedDuring | Late Glacial period ⓘ |
| shaped |
present-day British landscape
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present-day Irish landscape ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Quaternary science ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Last Glacial Maximum
NERFINISHED
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Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: British–Irish Ice Sheet Description of subject: The British–Irish Ice Sheet was a massive glacial ice sheet that covered most of Great Britain and Ireland during the last Ice Age, shaping much of the region’s present-day landscape.
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