Fiescher Glacier
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Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fiescher Glacier canonical | 2 |
| Fiescher Glacier basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747723 — 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: Fiescher Glacier Context triple: [Bernese Alps, contains, Fiescher Glacier]
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A.
Villard Glacier
Villard Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
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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C.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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D.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
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E.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
- 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: Fiescher Glacier Target entity description: Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
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A.
Villard Glacier
Villard Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon.
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B.
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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C.
Kahiltna Glacier
Kahiltna Glacier is a major glacier on the slopes of Denali in Alaska, known for being one of the longest glaciers in the Alaska Range and a primary route for climbers ascending the mountain.
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D.
Linton Glacier
Linton Glacier is a glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known for its alpine ice and role in local hydrology.
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E.
Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is a rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Yosemite National Park, historically the largest glacier in the park and situated on the slopes of Mount Lyell in the Sierra Nevada of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier in Switzerland
ⓘ
valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Fiesch ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Aare river basin ⓘ |
| feedsRiver |
Lütschine
ⓘ
surface form:
Fiescher Lütschine
Landwasser ⓘ
surface form:
Wysswasser
|
| flowsAlong | northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif ⓘ |
| GermanName | Fieschergletscher ⓘ |
| glacierType | temperate valley glacier ⓘ |
| glaciologicalInterest | long-term mass-balance studies ⓘ |
| hasCrevasses | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily crevassed tongue
ⓘ
large accumulation zone ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | German ⓘ |
| length | approximately 14 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bernese Alps
ⓘ
Bernese Oberland ⓘ Swiss Alps ⓘ Canton of Valais ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Valais
|
| locatedOn | north side of the main Bernese Alps crest ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | over 3900 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Bernese Alps ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fiesch (municipality) ⓘ |
| near |
Aletsch Glacier
ⓘ
Grünhornlücke ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aletsch Arena ski area
ⓘ
surface form:
Aletsch region
|
| partOfHydrologicalSystem |
Rhine River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine river basin via Aare
|
| rankingByLengthInAlps | one of the longest valley glaciers in the Alps ⓘ |
| rankingByLengthInSwitzerland | one of the longest glaciers in Switzerland ⓘ |
| region |
Central Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
central Alps
|
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 33 square kilometres ⓘ |
| terminusElevation | about 1700 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| terminusNear | Fieschertal ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| upperPartBelow |
Fiescherhorn
ⓘ
Fiescherhorn ⓘ
surface form:
Gross Fiescherhorn
Hinter Fiescherhorn ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine mountaineering
ⓘ
glacier hiking ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSite |
Aletsch Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fiescher Glacier Description of subject: Fiescher Glacier is one of the largest and longest valley glaciers in the Swiss Alps, flowing along the northern side of the Fiescherhorn massif in the Bernese Oberland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fiescher Glacier basin