Mapocho River
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The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mapocho River canonical | 21 |
| Mapocho River valley | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parque Bicentenario
ⓘ
Parque de los Reyes ⓘ |
| borderFunction | historical boundary between neighborhoods in Santiago ⓘ |
| city | Santiago ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
numerous road bridges in Santiago
ⓘ
pedestrian bridges in Santiago ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
depicted in Chilean visual arts
ⓘ
frequent subject in Chilean literature ⓘ symbol of Santiago’s urban identity ⓘ |
| environmentalPrograms | Mapocho Urbano Limpio project ⓘ |
| floodControlMeasures |
channelization works in Santiago
ⓘ
riverbed rectification ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Santiago
ⓘ
Santiago Metropolitan Region ⓘ |
| hasBank |
north bank of Santiago
ⓘ
south bank of Santiago ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | yes ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
industrial contamination
ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse | riverside parks and cycling paths in Santiago ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
axis for urban development in Santiago
ⓘ
central to the foundation of Santiago ⓘ key water source for early Santiago settlement ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Chile
|
| mouthLocation | Maipo River ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from indigenous Mapuche or Picunche languages ⓘ |
| near |
Barrio Bellavista
ⓘ
Las Condes ⓘ Providencia ⓘ Santiago Oriente ⓘ
surface form:
Vitacura
|
| passesNear |
Plaza de Armas
ⓘ
surface form:
Plaza de Armas of Santiago
Santiago ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago city center
|
| region | Santiago Metropolitan Region ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo |
Costanera Norte highway
ⓘ
Parque Forestal ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Andean foothills west of the main range
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
|
| subjectOf |
environmental remediation projects
ⓘ
urban riverfront redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Maipo River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
recreation along its banks ⓘ urban drainage ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mapocho River valley