Sierra Madre mountain system

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The Sierra Madre mountain system is a major chain of mountain ranges in Mexico that includes several distinct sierras, such as the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, and plays a key role in the country’s geography and biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range system
mountain system
biome cloud forests
pine-oak forests
tropical montane forests
borderedBy Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
contains Mexican Plateau margins
continent North America
country Mexico
ecoregion Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests
Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests
extendsAcross central Mexico
Northern Mexico
surface form: northern Mexico

southern Mexico
forms rain shadow regions
geologicalOrigin subduction-related volcanism
tectonic uplift
habitatFor endemic animal species
endemic plant species
high biodiversity
highestPointElevation 5636 m
highestPointOfSystem Pico de Orizaba
importance key role in Mexico’s biodiversity
key role in Mexico’s geography
includes Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
Sierra Madre del Sur
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
influences Mexican climate
rainfall patterns in Mexico
locatedIn Mexico
orogeny Laramide orogeny
partOf North American Cordillera
passesThrough Chiapas
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
Guerrero
Jalisco
Nuevo León
Oaxaca
Puebla (state)
surface form: Puebla

Sinaloa
Sonora
Zacatecas
separates Mexican Plateau from coastal plains

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Sierra Madre de Oaxaca partOf Sierra Madre mountain system
Sierra Madre de Chiapas partOf Sierra Madre mountain system
Fred C. Dobbs setting Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountains
Aurora hasMountainRange Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Mountains
Region of Cañada locatedIn Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain system (broadly)
Cuyama River sourceLocation Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Mountains
Agta people region Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain range
Fuego Volcano partOf Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain range
Howard associatedWith Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountains
Laur hasGeographicFeature Sierra Madre mountain system
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre mountain range