Chilean Coastal Range
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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.
All labels observed (11)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chilean Coastal Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Cordillera de la Costa
|
| averageElevation | 500–1500 m ⓘ |
| biome |
Mediterranean forests
ⓘ
coastal desert shrublands ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Central Valley of Chile
ⓘ
Atacama Trench ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Chilean Coastal Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuelbuta Range
|
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Chilean Matorral
ⓘ
Nazca Desert ⓘ
surface form:
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 Coastal Range
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean Coast Range System
|
| runsParallelTo |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
Central Valley of Chile
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | forearc high ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range System
this entity surface form:
Cordillera de la Costa
this entity surface form:
Nahuelbuta Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Coastal Range of Chile
this entity surface form:
Coastal Range of Chile
subject surface form:
Coastal Range (Chile)
this entity surface form:
Chilean coastal highlands
subject surface form:
Coastal Range (Chile)
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range System
this entity surface form:
Cordillera de Nahuelbuta
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Nahuelbuta Range
subject surface form:
Central Chile
this entity surface form:
Valdivian Coastal Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coastal Cordillera
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range
this entity surface form:
Chilean Coast Range