Sierra Nevada volcanic range
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The Sierra Nevada volcanic range is a chain of volcanic mountains in central Mexico that forms part of the highland rim around the Valley of Mexico and includes several prominent peaks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sierra Nevada volcanic range canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
volcanic mountain range ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cocos Plate subduction beneath North American Plate ⓘ |
| borders | Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| contains |
Ajusco
ⓘ
Iztaccíhuatl ⓘ La Malinche ⓘ Nevado de Toluca ⓘ Popocatépetl ⓘ Sierra de Río Frío ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageDivideFor | basins east and west of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
alpine grassland
ⓘ
high-altitude forest ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | highland rim around the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasLandformType |
eroded volcanic cones
ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ |
| hasProminentPeak |
Ajusco
ⓘ
Iztaccíhuatl ⓘ La Malinche ⓘ Nevado de Toluca ⓘ Popocatépetl ⓘ |
| highestPeak | Popocatépetl ⓘ |
| influences | climate of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Puebla
ⓘ
State of Mexico ⓘ Tlaxcala ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mexico City ⓘ |
| oriented | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Plateau margin
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| separates | Valley of Mexico from the Puebla–Tlaxcala Valley ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| toponymMeaning | snowy mountain range ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| volcanismType | subduction-related arc volcanism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.