Santiago basin

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intermontane basin valley

The Santiago basin is a large intermontane valley in central Chile that hosts the country’s capital, Santiago, and is surrounded by the Andes and coastal mountain ranges.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Santiago Basin	7
Santiago basin canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermontane basin ⓘ valley ⓘ
borderedBy	Coastal Cordillera ⓘ Andean foreland ⓘ surface form: Precordillera Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
climateInfluencedBy	Andes ⓘ Chilean Coastal Range ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climateSubtype	Mediterranean with dry summers and wet winters ⓘ
contains	Santiago Metropolitan Region ⓘ surface form: Greater Santiago Santiago ⓘ
country	Chile ⓘ
countryCapitalLocatedIn	Santiago ⓘ
drainedBy	Maipo River ⓘ Mapocho River ⓘ
elevationRange	approximately 400–800 metres above sea level ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	fluvial deposition ⓘ tectonic subsidence ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	main industrial hub of Chile ⓘ main service hub of Chile ⓘ
hasFeature	Quaternary sediments ⓘ alluvial plain ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature	alluvial aquifers ⓘ
hasIssue	air pollution ⓘ thermal inversion events ⓘ urban sprawl ⓘ
hasLandUse	fruit orchards ⓘ vineyards ⓘ
hasPopulationCenter	Santiago ⓘ surface form: Santiago urban agglomeration
hasRisk	flooding along Maipo River ⓘ seismic hazard due to Andean tectonics ⓘ
hasTransportationInfrastructure	Pan-American Highway ⓘ Santiago Metro area road network ⓘ
hasUse	agricultural area ⓘ urban area ⓘ
languageMajority	Spanish ⓘ
latitudeApprox	around 33.5°S ⓘ
locatedIn	Santiago Metropolitan Region ⓘ central Chile ⓘ
longitudeApprox	around 70.7°W ⓘ
partOf	Intermediate Depression of Chile ⓘ
separatedFrom	Aconcagua Valley ⓘ surface form: Aconcagua basin Rancagua Basin ⓘ surface form: Rancagua basin
surroundedBy	Andes ⓘ Chilean Coastal Range ⓘ