Triple
T2909606
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wisconsin glaciation |
E63649
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastMajorAdvanceOf |
P42851
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E311874
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cordilleran Ice Sheet | Statement: [Wisconsin glaciation, lastMajorAdvanceOf, Cordilleran Ice Sheet]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cordilleran Ice Sheet Context triple: [Wisconsin glaciation, lastMajorAdvanceOf, Cordilleran Ice Sheet]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Patagonian Ice Fields
The Patagonian Ice Fields are vast glacial expanses in southern South America that form the largest temperate ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica.
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E.
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
The Northern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in southern Chile that forms one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and feeds numerous outlet glaciers and fjords.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cordilleran Ice Sheet Triple: [Wisconsin glaciation, lastMajorAdvanceOf, Cordilleran Ice Sheet]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cordilleran Ice Sheet Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Patagonian Ice Fields
The Patagonian Ice Fields are vast glacial expanses in southern South America that form the largest temperate ice sheets in the Southern Hemisphere outside Antarctica.
-
E.
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
The Northern Patagonian Ice Field is a vast glacial expanse in southern Chile that forms one of the largest mid-latitude ice masses in the world and feeds numerous outlet glaciers and fjords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4c44ab448190b9411324e8a1fc1d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe0d329c88190b6fcaef0be1799eb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0865c719c8190aacafe236b02c844 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 9 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0dcd67c848190b1428a4a7a568ad6 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 3:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0dd3eb5248190aee95803673c75a4 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:11 p.m.