Triple
T6418386
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ross Ice Shelf |
E127884
|
entity |
| Predicate | terminusOf |
P3375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
|
E593249
|
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: Whillans Ice Stream | Statement: [Ross Ice Shelf, terminusOf, Whillans Ice Stream]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whillans Ice Stream Context triple: [Ross Ice Shelf, terminusOf, Whillans Ice Stream]
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A.
Palmer Glacier
Palmer Glacier is a year-round snowfield and ski training area located high on the slopes of Mount Hood in northern Oregon.
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B.
Pine Island Glacier
Pine Island Glacier is one of Antarctica’s largest and fastest-melting glaciers, a major contributor to global sea-level rise located in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea sector.
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C.
Thwaites Glacier
Thwaites Glacier is a massive and rapidly melting Antarctic glacier, often called the "Doomsday Glacier" for its potential to significantly raise global sea levels if it collapses.
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D.
Aialik Glacier
Aialik Glacier is a large, actively calving tidewater glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, popular for boat tours and wildlife viewing within Kenai Fjords National Park.
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E.
Ross Glacier
Ross Glacier is a glacier located within the Allardyce Range on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
- 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: Whillans Ice Stream Triple: [Ross Ice Shelf, terminusOf, Whillans Ice Stream]
Generated description
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whillans Ice Stream Target entity description: Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
-
A.
Palmer Glacier
Palmer Glacier is a year-round snowfield and ski training area located high on the slopes of Mount Hood in northern Oregon.
-
B.
Pine Island Glacier
Pine Island Glacier is one of Antarctica’s largest and fastest-melting glaciers, a major contributor to global sea-level rise located in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea sector.
-
C.
Thwaites Glacier
Thwaites Glacier is a massive and rapidly melting Antarctic glacier, often called the "Doomsday Glacier" for its potential to significantly raise global sea levels if it collapses.
-
D.
Aialik Glacier
Aialik Glacier is a large, actively calving tidewater glacier on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, popular for boat tours and wildlife viewing within Kenai Fjords National Park.
-
E.
Ross Glacier
Ross Glacier is a glacier located within the Allardyce Range on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
- 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_69c0083815208190a9b299b8e0640218 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c068eb6c988190b54de6182d0f490d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640d2ab64819089e91525da60392b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c644ec2ca48190997a118f8751cba5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6455961b881908f5804d9c0e86573 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:42 p.m.