Principal Cordillera of the Andes

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geological region mountain range

The Principal Cordillera of the Andes is the main, high central section of the Andes mountain system in Chile and Argentina, characterized by towering peaks, extensive glaciation, and active tectonics.

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Label Occurrences
Principal Cordillera of the Andes canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
borderFunction forms natural border between Chile and Argentina in many sectors ⓘ
characteristic active tectonics ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ
high central section of the Andes ⓘ
towering peaks ⓘ
climate cold alpine climate ⓘ
semi-arid in many sectors ⓘ
contains Aconcagua ⓘ
Maipo volcano ⓘ
Marmolejo volcano ⓘ
San José volcano ⓘ
Tupungato volcano ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high mountain passes ⓘ
volcanoes ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin ⓘ
Pacific Ocean drainage basin ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Ocean basin
ecoregion Andean high mountain ecosystems ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalComposition igneous intrusions ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ
geologicalProcess subduction-related orogeny ⓘ
hazard earthquakes ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
highestPointRegion Aconcagua Region ⓘ
surface form: Aconcagua region
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Central Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
surface form: Southern Andes
near Santiago ⓘ
surface form: Santiago, Chile
orogeny Andean orogeny ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
separates Pampas ⓘ
surface form: Argentine plains

Central Valley of Chile ⓘ
surface form: Chilean Central Valley
span central Chile-Argentina border region ⓘ
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary ⓘ
uses hydropower sources ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
skiing ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Polish Glacier → mountainRange → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
Santiago basin → borderedBy → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
Paso Internacional Los Libertadores → locatedIn → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
Aconcagua summit area → locatedIn → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
Nido de Cóndores → inMountainRange → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ
San Juan Province → hasBorderFeature → Principal Cordillera of the Andes ⓘ