Triple
T3012423
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ross Dependency |
E82252
|
entity |
| Predicate | contains |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McMurdo Ice Shelf
The McMurdo Ice Shelf is a large floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet located in the southwestern Ross Sea near Ross Island and McMurdo Sound.
|
E320193
|
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: McMurdo Ice Shelf | Statement: [Ross Dependency, contains, McMurdo Ice Shelf]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McMurdo Ice Shelf Context triple: [Ross Dependency, contains, McMurdo Ice Shelf]
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A.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
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B.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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C.
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
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D.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
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E.
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is a vast, remote, and largely ice-covered region of West Antarctica lying between the Ross Sea and the Amundsen Sea, notable for being one of the largest unclaimed territories on Earth.
- 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: McMurdo Ice Shelf Triple: [Ross Dependency, contains, McMurdo Ice Shelf]
Generated description
The McMurdo Ice Shelf is a large floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet located in the southwestern Ross Sea near Ross Island and McMurdo Sound.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McMurdo Ice Shelf Target entity description: The McMurdo Ice Shelf is a large floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet located in the southwestern Ross Sea near Ross Island and McMurdo Sound.
-
A.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
-
B.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
-
C.
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
-
D.
Dotson Ice Shelf
Dotson Ice Shelf is a floating extension of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that drains into the Amundsen Sea and plays a significant role in regional ice loss and sea-level rise.
-
E.
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is a vast, remote, and largely ice-covered region of West Antarctica lying between the Ross Sea and the Amundsen Sea, notable for being one of the largest unclaimed territories on Earth.
- 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_69ad8b1eb53481908c39bbcd1ec104b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9a66c334819082d1d320c48eca1b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1dea6b460819087d7186efc901ef2 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1df61bb208190b7714ff14ff81a99 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1dfd8fc5481908f1e130226d606fb |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.