Paso de Sico

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Paso de Sico is a high-altitude mountain pass in the Andes that serves as an international road crossing between northwestern Argentina and northern Chile.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Los Libertadores Pass 1
Paso de Sico canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing
mountain pass
connects Argentina National Route 51
Chile Route CH-23
Salta Province
surface form: Salta Province in Argentina

San Pedro de Atacama
surface form: San Pedro de Atacama area in Chile
countryBorderBetween Argentina
Chile
hasApproximateElevation about 13425 feet above sea level
about 4092 meters above sea level
hasBorderControlFacilities Argentina
Chile
hasBorderCrossingType road crossing
hasBorderRegime bilateral Argentina–Chile agreements
hasClimate cold desert climate
hasEnvironment high-altitude Andean plateau
hasRoadSurface partly gravel
partly paved
hasScenery high Andean lagoons
salt flats
volcanic peaks
hasSpanishNameMeaning Black Water Pass
surface form: "Sico Pass"
isAccessibleBy motor vehicles
isInTimeZone UTC−03:00 (Argentina side)
UTC−04:00 (Chile side)
isPartOf Argentina–Chile border
locatedIn Andes
Antofagasta Region
Puna de Atacama
surface form: Puna de Atacama region

Salta Province
South America
northern Chile
northwestern Argentina
locatedOn watershed between Pacific and Atlantic basins
near Andean salt flats
Atacama Desert
roadLinks Salta (city)
San Antonio de los Cobres
San Pedro de Atacama
subjectTo high-altitude weather conditions
occasional snow closures
usedFor international trade
tourism
vehicular traffic

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Los Andes hasNearbyPass Paso de Sico
this entity surface form: Los Libertadores Pass