Cordillera Occidental
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Cordillera Occidental is the western Andean mountain range spanning parts of Bolivia and neighboring countries, known for its high volcanic peaks and rugged terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cordillera Occidental canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean mountain range
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
Atacama Desert ⓘ |
| climate |
cold desert
ⓘ
high-altitude ⓘ |
| contains |
Licancabur volcano
ⓘ
surface form:
Licancabur
Nevado Sajama ⓘ Ollagüe ⓘ Parinacota ⓘ Pomerape ⓘ San Pedro de Atacama region volcanoes ⓘ Tunupa ⓘ Uturuncu ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited pastoralism
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| elevation | 6542 m ⓘ |
| feature |
arid climate
ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ high volcanic peaks ⓘ salt flats ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Nevado Sajama ⓘ |
| hydrology | endorheic basins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano region
border region between Bolivia and Chile ⓘ western Bolivia ⓘ |
| near |
Salar de Coipasa
ⓘ
Salar de Uyuni ⓘ |
| orogenyType | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| separates |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano from Pacific coastal regions
|
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| terrain |
rugged
ⓘ
volcanic ⓘ |
| tourism |
geothermal and high-altitude landscape tourism
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ volcano trekking ⓘ |
| typicalElevationRange | 4000–6500 m ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.