Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
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The Eastern Cordillera of the Andes is a major mountain range in northern South America, running primarily through Colombia and characterized by high plateaus, deep valleys, and significant biodiversity.
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Target entity: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes Context triple: [Cundinamarca Department, hasHighlandRegion, Eastern Cordillera of the Andes]
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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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Andes
The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world, stretching along the western edge of South America and encompassing some of the planet’s highest peaks outside of Asia.
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Chilean Coastal Range
The Chilean Coastal Range is a long, ancient mountain system running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coast, forming a distinct low- to mid-elevation barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.
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Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.
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Altiplano plateau
The Altiplano plateau is a high, windswept intermontane plateau in the central Andes of South America, known for its vast arid plains, salt flats, and high-altitude lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes Target entity description: The Eastern Cordillera of the Andes is a major mountain range in northern South America, running primarily through Colombia and characterized by high plateaus, deep valleys, and significant biodiversity.
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A.
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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B.
Andes
The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world, stretching along the western edge of South America and encompassing some of the planet’s highest peaks outside of Asia.
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C.
Chilean Coastal Range
The Chilean Coastal Range is a long, ancient mountain system running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coast, forming a distinct low- to mid-elevation barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.
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Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is a major segment of the Andean volcanic chain characterized by numerous high stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic plateaus spanning parts of Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru.
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Altiplano plateau
The Altiplano plateau is a high, windswept intermontane plateau in the central Andes of South America, known for its vast arid plains, salt flats, and high-altitude lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cordillera
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mountain range ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
high amphibian diversity
ⓘ
high bird diversity ⓘ high plant endemism ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
ⓘ
surface form:
Llanos Orientales
Magdalena River valley ⓘ |
| climate | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
ⓘ
Sabana de Bogotá ⓘ
surface form:
Bogotá savanna
Cordillera de Mérida ⓘ Sabana de Bogotá ⓘ Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Natural Park
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| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Magdalena River tributaries ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Ecuador
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| geology |
folded Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata
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sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
cloud forest
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montane forest ⓘ páramo ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
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fold-and-thrust belts ⓘ high plateaus ⓘ intermontane basins ⓘ significant biodiversity ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Sierra Nevada del Cocuy ⓘ |
| importance |
important water source for Colombian rivers
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major physiographic region of Colombia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombia
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northern South America ⓘ |
| near |
Bogotá
ⓘ
Bucaramanga ⓘ Tunja ⓘ |
| orogeny | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| orogenyType | convergent plate margin ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Arauca Department
ⓘ
Boyacá Department ⓘ Casanare Department ⓘ Cundinamarca region ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca Department
Norte de Santander Department ⓘ Santander Department ⓘ |
| separates | Magdalena River basin from the Orinoco River basin ⓘ |
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Subject: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes Description of subject: The Eastern Cordillera of the Andes is a major mountain range in northern South America, running primarily through Colombia and characterized by high plateaus, deep valleys, and significant biodiversity.
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