Perito Moreno Glacier
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Perito Moreno Glacier is a massive and famously accessible Patagonian ice field in Argentina known for its dramatic ice ruptures and striking blue ice formations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perito Moreno Glacier canonical | 6 |
| Perito Moreno Glacier terminus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5573816 — 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: Perito Moreno Glacier Context triple: [El Calafate, isGatewayTo, Perito Moreno Glacier]
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A.
Glaciar Viedma
Glaciar Viedma is a large Patagonian glacier in Argentina, known for its striking ice formations and as part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
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B.
Cesar Glacier
Cesar Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers located on the slopes of Mount Kenya in central Kenya.
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C.
Jorge Montt Glacier
Jorge Montt Glacier is a rapidly retreating tidewater glacier in Chilean Patagonia, known for its dramatic ice loss and contribution to sea-level rise studies.
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D.
O'Higgins Glacier
O'Higgins Glacier is a major outlet glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Chile, known for its extensive ice mass and dramatic calving front into O'Higgins Lake.
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E.
Pichillancahue-Turbio glacier
Pichillancahue-Turbio glacier is a prominent valley glacier on the slopes of Chile’s Villarrica Volcano, known for its extensive ice fields and role in local hydrology and volcanic geomorphology.
- 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: Perito Moreno Glacier Target entity description: Perito Moreno Glacier is a massive and famously accessible Patagonian ice field in Argentina known for its dramatic ice ruptures and striking blue ice formations.
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A.
Glaciar Viedma
Glaciar Viedma is a large Patagonian glacier in Argentina, known for its striking ice formations and as part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
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B.
Cesar Glacier
Cesar Glacier is one of the small equatorial glaciers located on the slopes of Mount Kenya in central Kenya.
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C.
Jorge Montt Glacier
Jorge Montt Glacier is a rapidly retreating tidewater glacier in Chilean Patagonia, known for its dramatic ice loss and contribution to sea-level rise studies.
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D.
O'Higgins Glacier
O'Higgins Glacier is a major outlet glacier of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Chile, known for its extensive ice mass and dramatic calving front into O'Higgins Lake.
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E.
Pichillancahue-Turbio glacier
Pichillancahue-Turbio glacier is a prominent valley glacier on the slopes of Chile’s Villarrica Volcano, known for its extensive ice fields and role in local hydrology and volcanic geomorphology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Ruta Provincial 11 from El Calafate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Glaciar Perito Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateElevationAtTerminus | about 185 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| area | about 250 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageHeightOfIceFront | about 74 meters above water surface ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Andes mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | cold temperate Patagonian climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Lago Argentino water level fluctuations ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| drains | part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field toward the Atlantic watershed ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | Argentine explorer and geographer ⓘ |
| feature |
advancing ice front that can block water flow
ⓘ
boat tours along glacier front ⓘ frequent calving events ⓘ guided trekking on ice surface ⓘ viewing walkways and platforms for tourists ⓘ |
| formedBy | accumulation and compaction of snowfall in Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ |
| geologicalType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| governedBy | Administración de Parques Nacionales (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | intense blue due to ice density and light scattering ⓘ |
| hasViewingInfrastructure | metal walkways and balconies on Magallanes Peninsula ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Spanish ⓘ |
| length | about 30 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Los Glaciares National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Patagonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Cruz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francisco Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | El Calafate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic ice ruptures
ⓘ
easy accessibility to visitors ⓘ periodic damming of Brazo Rico arm of Lago Argentino ⓘ striking blue ice formations ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Patagonian Ice Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Argentine national park regulations ⓘ |
| ruptureEventsFrequency | irregular multi-year intervals ⓘ |
| status | one of the few Patagonian glaciers considered relatively stable in mass balance ⓘ |
| terminus | Lago Argentino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusType | freshwater lake-terminating glacier ⓘ |
| totalIceHeight | about 170 meters ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major attraction in Argentine Patagonia ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf | Los Glaciares National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 5 kilometers at its front ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perito Moreno Glacier Description of subject: Perito Moreno Glacier is a massive and famously accessible Patagonian ice field in Argentina known for its dramatic ice ruptures and striking blue ice formations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perito Moreno Glacier terminus