Chilean Coastal Range

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geological formation mountain range

The Chilean Coastal Range is a long, ancient mountain system running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coast, forming a distinct low- to mid-elevation barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.

Aliases (8)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological formation → mountain range →
alsoKnownAs	Cordillera de la Costa →
averageElevation	500–1500 m →
biome	Mediterranean forests → coastal desert shrublands → temperate rainforests →
boundedBy	Central Valley of Chile → Peru–Chile Trench →
climateGradient	Mediterranean in central Chile → arid in the north → humid temperate in the south →
contains	Alerce Costero National Park → Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park → Fray Jorge National Park → La Campana National Park → Nahuelbuta Range →
country	Chile →
economicActivity	forestry → mining → tourism →
ecoregion	Chilean Matorral → Sechura Desert (southern extension) → Valdivian temperate rain forest →
extendsFrom	northern Chile →
extendsTo	southern Chile →
feature	gentler eastern slopes → steep western slopes →
formedBy	subduction-related tectonics →
geologicalAge	Mesozoic → Paleozoic →
geologicalProcess	erosion → uplift →
highestPoint	Cerro Vicuña Mackenna →
highestPointElevation	3114 m →
influences	coastal climate of Chile → precipitation patterns in Central Valley of Chile →
lithology	granite → metamorphic rocks → sedimentary rocks →
locatedIn	South America →
locatedOn	Pacific coast of Chile →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Chilean Coast Range System →
runsParallelTo	Andes Mountains → Pacific Ocean →
separates	Central Valley of Chile → Pacific Ocean →
tectonicSetting	forearc high →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Valley of Chile → Curicó Basin ("Chilean Coast Range") → Talca Basin →	boundedBy
Alerce Costero National Park → Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas → Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park ("Cordillera de Nahuelbuta") →	locatedIn
Chilean Coastal Range ("Chilean Coast Range System") → Coastal Range (Chile) ("Chilean Coast Range System") → Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park →	partOf
Coquimbo Region → Maule Region ("Chilean Coast Range") →	hasMountainRange
Chilean Coastal Range ("Cordillera de la Costa") →	alsoKnownAs
Chilean Matorral →	borderedBy
Chilean Coastal Range ("Nahuelbuta Range") →	contains
Antofagasta Region ("Coastal Range of Chile") →	containsLandform
Coastal Range (Chile) ("Chilean coastal highlands") →	formsPartOf
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta National Park ("Chilean Coast Range") →	locatedOn
Santiago →	mountainRangeNearby
Los Ángeles Basin ("Coastal Range of Chile") →	near
Pudu puda ("Chilean coastal range") →	range