Cordillera Occidental
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Cordillera Occidental is the westernmost branch of Colombia’s Andean mountain system, known for its rugged terrain, biodiversity, and role in separating Pacific and inter-Andean valleys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cordillera Occidental canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1534518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cordillera Occidental Context triple: [Andean Region of Colombia, hasPart, Cordillera Occidental]
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A.
Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental is the western range of the Andes in Ecuador, known for its high volcanic peaks and major mountains such as Chimborazo.
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B.
Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental is the western Andean mountain range spanning parts of Bolivia and neighboring countries, known for its high volcanic peaks and rugged terrain.
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C.
Eastern Cordillera
Eastern Cordillera is another name for the Great Dividing Range, the major mountain system running along Australia’s eastern coastline.
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D.
Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the largest and most prominent mountain range in the Philippine island of Luzon, known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and rich indigenous cultures.
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E.
Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the principal mountain range of the Dominican Republic, known for containing the Caribbean’s highest peak, Pico Duarte.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cordillera Occidental Target entity description: Cordillera Occidental is the westernmost branch of Colombia’s Andean mountain system, known for its rugged terrain, biodiversity, and role in separating Pacific and inter-Andean valleys.
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A.
Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental is the western range of the Andes in Ecuador, known for its high volcanic peaks and major mountains such as Chimborazo.
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B.
Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental is the western Andean mountain range spanning parts of Bolivia and neighboring countries, known for its high volcanic peaks and rugged terrain.
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C.
Eastern Cordillera
Eastern Cordillera is another name for the Great Dividing Range, the major mountain system running along Australia’s eastern coastline.
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D.
Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the largest and most prominent mountain range in the Philippine island of Luzon, known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and rich indigenous cultures.
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E.
Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central is the principal mountain range of the Dominican Republic, known for containing the Caribbean’s highest peak, Pico Duarte.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean mountain range
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| biodiversityHotspot |
Chocó biogeographic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena hotspot
|
| climate |
humid tropical
ⓘ
montane ⓘ |
| contains |
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
ⓘ
Munchique National Natural Park ⓘ Tatamá National Natural Park ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Cauca River
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauca River basin
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
coffee cultivation
ⓘ
mining ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Chocó–Darién moist forests
ⓘ
Northern Andean montane forests ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | border with Ecuador ⓘ |
| extendsTo | border with Panama ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
frequent landslides ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| highestPoint |
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Farallones de Cali
|
| knownFor |
cloud forests
ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Western Range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andean Region of Colombia
ⓘ
Colombian Pacific region ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Region of Colombia
western Colombia ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| orogeny | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andes
ⓘ
Colombian Andes ⓘ |
| passesNear |
city of Cali
ⓘ
city of Pasto ⓘ city of Popayán ⓘ |
| positionInColombia | westernmost Andean range ⓘ |
| separates |
Cauca River valley
ⓘ
Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
surface form:
Magdalena–Cauca intermontane region
Pacific coastal region of Colombia ⓘ inter-Andean valleys of Colombia ⓘ |
| supports | indigenous communities ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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habitat fragmentation ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cordillera Occidental Description of subject: Cordillera Occidental is the westernmost branch of Colombia’s Andean mountain system, known for its rugged terrain, biodiversity, and role in separating Pacific and inter-Andean valleys.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.