Everest Base Camp (South)
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Everest Base Camp (South) is the primary staging area on the Nepal side of Mount Everest, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the summit via the South Col route.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everest Base Camp | 4 |
| Everest Base Camp (South) canonical | 1 |
| Everest Base Camp (south) | 1 |
| Everest Base Camp and Western Cwm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6430117 — 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: Everest Base Camp (South) Context triple: [South Col route, hasCamp, Everest Base Camp (South)]
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A.
Kahiltna Base Camp
Kahiltna Base Camp is the primary mountaineering staging area on Denali’s Kahiltna Glacier, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the mountain’s popular West Buttress route.
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B.
K2 base camp
K2 base camp is the primary high-altitude staging area for climbers attempting to summit K2, located on the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.
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C.
Fairy Meadows side base camp
Fairy Meadows side base camp is a popular trekking and camping site in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region that serves as a scenic gateway for climbers and hikers approaching Nanga Parbat.
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D.
Everest Base Camp trek
The Everest Base Camp trek is a renowned multi-day hiking route in Nepal’s Khumbu region that leads trekkers through Sherpa villages and high-altitude landscapes to the foot of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.
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E.
North Saddle of Everest
North Saddle of Everest is a high glaciated pass between Mount Everest and Changtse on the mountain’s north side, serving as the key access point for climbers ascending via the North Col route from Tibet.
- 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: Everest Base Camp (South) Target entity description: Everest Base Camp (South) is the primary staging area on the Nepal side of Mount Everest, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the summit via the South Col route.
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A.
Kahiltna Base Camp
Kahiltna Base Camp is the primary mountaineering staging area on Denali’s Kahiltna Glacier, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the mountain’s popular West Buttress route.
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B.
K2 base camp
K2 base camp is the primary high-altitude staging area for climbers attempting to summit K2, located on the Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.
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C.
Fairy Meadows side base camp
Fairy Meadows side base camp is a popular trekking and camping site in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region that serves as a scenic gateway for climbers and hikers approaching Nanga Parbat.
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D.
Everest Base Camp trek
The Everest Base Camp trek is a renowned multi-day hiking route in Nepal’s Khumbu region that leads trekkers through Sherpa villages and high-altitude landscapes to the foot of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.
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E.
North Saddle of Everest
North Saddle of Everest is a high glaciated pass between Mount Everest and Changtse on the mountain’s north side, serving as the key access point for climbers ascending via the North Col route from Tibet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountaineering base camp
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Lukla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namche Bazaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessRoute | Everest Base Camp Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | South Everest Base Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLatitude | 28.0° N ⓘ |
| approximateLongitude | 86.9° E ⓘ |
| climate | high-altitude alpine climate ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
post-monsoon (autumn)
ⓘ
pre-monsoon (spring) ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Khumbu Icefall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Everest Base Camp (North) in Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 17598 feet
ⓘ
approximately 5364 metres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Khumbu Glacier nearby
ⓘ
glacial moraine terrain ⓘ tent camps for expeditions ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Nepali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherpa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesWithin | Sagarmatha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Province No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Khumbu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Government of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Gorak Shep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyViewpoint | Kala Patthar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularWith |
mountaineers
ⓘ
trekkers ⓘ |
| requiresPermitFrom |
Nepal Department of Tourism for climbing
ⓘ
Sagarmatha National Park authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ glacial movement ⓘ |
| sideOfEverest | south side ⓘ |
| startingPointFor |
South Col route to Mount Everest summit
NERFINISHED
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climbs via Southeast Ridge ⓘ |
| trekDistanceFromLukla |
approximately 130 kilometres round trip
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approximately 65 kilometres one way ⓘ |
| typicalTrekDuration | about 12 to 14 days round trip from Lukla ⓘ |
| usedFor |
acclimatization
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logistics support ⓘ mountaineering expeditions ⓘ staging area for Everest summit attempts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Everest Base Camp (South) Description of subject: Everest Base Camp (South) is the primary staging area on the Nepal side of Mount Everest, serving as the starting point for climbers attempting the summit via the South Col route.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp (south)
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp and Western Cwm
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp
this entity surface form:
Everest Base Camp