Altiplano plateau

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geographical region intermontane plateau plateau

The Altiplano plateau is a high, windswept intermontane plateau in the central Andes of South America, known for its vast arid plains, salt flats, and high-altitude lakes.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Altiplano 26
Bolivian Altiplano 4
Andean plateau 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
intermontane plateau ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
averageAnnualTemperature around 3–12 °C depending on location ⓘ
biodiversityFeature Andean condor habitat ⓘ
flamingo habitats ⓘ
vicuña populations ⓘ
borderedBy Eastern Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
Cordillera Occidental ⓘ
surface form: Western Cordillera of the Andes
climate cold semi-arid ⓘ
highland climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
economicActivity alpaca herding ⓘ
llama herding ⓘ
mining ⓘ
quinoa cultivation ⓘ
elevation approximately 3,600 meters above sea level ⓘ
elevationRange about 3,500–4,500 meters above sea level ⓘ
geologicalOrigin crustal shortening ⓘ
tectonic uplift ⓘ
hasEcosystem high Andean wetlands ⓘ
puna grassland ⓘ
hasFeature Lake Titicaca ⓘ
Poopó Lake ⓘ
Salar de Uyuni ⓘ
endorheic basins ⓘ
intermontane basins ⓘ
volcanic peaks ⓘ
historicallyPartOf Inca Empire ⓘ
inhabitedBy Aymara ⓘ
surface form: Aymara people

Quechua people ⓘ
knownFor arid climate ⓘ
high-altitude lakes ⓘ
high-altitude plains ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
windswept landscapes ⓘ
languageRegion Aymara ⓘ
Quechua ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form: central Andes
locatedInCountry Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
notableCity El Alto ⓘ
La Paz ⓘ
Oruro ⓘ
Puno ⓘ
partOf Altiplano plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Andean Plateau
precipitationPattern summer rainfall ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puna de Atacama → borderedBy → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
Andes → contains → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
northern Chile → contains → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Chile
this entity surface form: Altiplano
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Tiwanaku culture → coreRegion → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Andean civilization → developedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Desaguadero River → drainageBasin → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Titicaca basin
Nevado Sajama → drainageBasin → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano endorheic basin
Collasuyu → geographicalFeature → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Upper Peru → geographicalFeature → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Andes cultural area → hasEnvironment → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: altiplano plateau
Bolivia → hasMajorGeographicFeature → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
South America → hasMajorPlateau → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Nemocón → hasNaturalFeature → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean plateau
Nazca Plate → influencesTopographyOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
Nevado Sajama → isVisibleFrom → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Aymara → languageOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Titicaca region
Copacabana → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Desaguadero River → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
El Alto → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Isla de la Luna → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Laguna Verde (Chile) → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean plateau
Poopó Lake → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Potosí → locatedIn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Poopó Lake → locatedInEndorheicBasin → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano endorheic basin
Puno → locatedInGeographicRegion → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Oruro → locatedInOrOn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Laguna Verde (Chile) → locatedOn → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Ollagüe volcano → near → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
Licancabur volcano → nearbyFeature → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
subject surface form: Licancabur
this entity surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
Altiplano plateau → partOf → Altiplano plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean Plateau
Amantaní Island → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Isla del Sol → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
Lake Titicaca → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Oruro → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bolivian Altiplano region
Puna de Atacama → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Puna de Atacama → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean Altiplano
Salar de Antofalla → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean Altiplano
Salar de Uyuni → partOf → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Aymara → region → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Desaguadero River → region → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Huancané River → region → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Uros floating islands → region → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altiplano
Battle of Ayacucho → terrain → Altiplano plateau ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean plateau