Tschierva Glacier
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Tschierva Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Bernina Range of the Swiss Alps, lying on the western flank of Piz Bernina and feeding into the Val Roseg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tschierva Glacier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8760193 — 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: Tschierva Glacier Context triple: [Piz Bernina, hasGlacier, Tschierva Glacier]
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A.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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B.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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C.
Lauteraar Glacier
Lauteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, flowing beneath peaks such as the Schreckhorn and feeding into the Unteraar Glacier system.
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D.
Finsteraar Glacier
Finsteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its remote high-alpine setting beneath peaks such as the Finsteraarhorn and Lauteraarhorn.
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E.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
- 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: Tschierva Glacier Target entity description: Tschierva Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Bernina Range of the Swiss Alps, lying on the western flank of Piz Bernina and feeding into the Val Roseg.
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A.
Miage Glacier
Miage Glacier is a large valley glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, notable for its extensive debris-covered surface.
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B.
Findel Glacier
Findel Glacier is a large valley glacier near Zermatt in the Swiss Pennine Alps, known for its dramatic ice flows and views of surrounding high peaks such as the Monte Rosa massif.
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C.
Lauteraar Glacier
Lauteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, flowing beneath peaks such as the Schreckhorn and feeding into the Unteraar Glacier system.
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D.
Finsteraar Glacier
Finsteraar Glacier is a major valley glacier in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, known for its remote high-alpine setting beneath peaks such as the Finsteraarhorn and Lauteraarhorn.
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E.
Tustumena Glacier
Tustumena Glacier is a large valley glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, known for its dramatic ice fields and role in shaping Tustumena Lake and the surrounding landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Pontresina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| canton | Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Val Roseg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feeds | proglacial streams ⓘ |
| glaciologicalMonitoring | Swiss glacier monitoring network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
German-speaking region
ⓘ
Romansh-speaking region ⓘ |
| hasMountainHut | Tschierva Hut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
moraines ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| hasTourism | guided glacier tours ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Biancograt ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piz Bernina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRetreating | true ⓘ |
| liesOnFlankOf | Piz Bernina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernina Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | regional alpine conservation area ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Val Roseg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Bernina Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Morteratsch Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piz Morteratsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Piz Roseg NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontresina NERFINISHED ⓘ Roseg Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | western flank of Piz Bernina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Bernina Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Engadine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Roseg River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tschierva Glacier Description of subject: Tschierva Glacier is a prominent alpine glacier in the Bernina Range of the Swiss Alps, lying on the western flank of Piz Bernina and feeding into the Val Roseg.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.