Cordillera de la Costa
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Cordillera de la Costa is a long mountain range running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coastline, forming a key geographic barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cordillera de la Costa canonical | 6 |
| Atacama coastal range | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ national park ⓘ |
| contains |
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
ⓘ
La Campana National Park ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Santiago Metropolitan Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Antofagasta Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Antofagasta
Atacama Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Atacama
Región de Aysén ⓘ Coquimbo Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Coquimbo
La Araucanía Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de La Araucanía
Los Lagos Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Los Lagos
Los Ríos Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Los Ríos
Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
Tarapacá Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Tarapacá
Valparaíso Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región de Valparaíso
Biobío Region ⓘ
surface form:
Región del Biobío
|
| ecosystem |
Chilean Matorral
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean matorral
temperate rainforests in the south ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | northern Chile ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southern Chile ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ |
| forms | geographic barrier between the Pacific Ocean and Chile’s central valleys ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition |
igneous rocks
ⓘ
primarily metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalType | forearc mountain range ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gentler eastern slopes toward interior valleys
ⓘ
steep western slopes facing the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | La Campana National Park ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Cerro Vicuña Mackenna ⓘ |
| influences |
distribution of Chilean ecosystems
ⓘ
local climate along Chile’s coast ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chile
ⓘ
Cordillera de la Costa self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cordillera de la Costa self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of South America ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Coastal Range ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean orogenic system (broad sense) ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo |
Chile’s Pacific coastline
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
Central Valley of Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean Central Valley from the Pacific coast
Pacific Ocean ⓘ central valleys of Chile ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture on lower slopes and valleys
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ mining in some sectors ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Coastal Range (Chile)
this entity surface form:
Atacama coastal range
subject surface form:
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
subject surface form:
La Campana National Park