Sierra Madre Oriental
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The Sierra Madre Oriental is a major mountain range in northeastern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and significant influence on the region’s climate and watersheds.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madre Oriental peaks | 0 | 1 |
| Sierra Madre mountain system | 0 | 1 |
| Sierra Madre mountain system of Mexico | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
→
mountain range → |
| biodiversityHotspotFor |
amphibians
→
endemic birds → endemic plants → |
| borders | Mexican Plateau → |
| causes | orographic rainfall on eastern slopes → |
| continent | North America → |
| country | Mexico → |
| drainedBy |
Pánuco River basin
→
Rio Grande →
surface form:
Río Bravo del Norte basin
Río Papaloapan basin → Río Soto la Marina basin → |
| ecoregionsInclude |
cloud forests
→
dry forests → pine–oak forests → |
| extendsFrom | Texas border region → |
| extendsTo |
Sierra Madre del Sur
→
surface form:
Sierra Madre del Sur region
|
| forms | orographic barrier to moist air from Gulf of Mexico → |
| geology |
fold and thrust belt
→
limestone → sedimentary rocks → |
| hasEconomicActivities |
forestry
→
mining → ranching → |
| highestPoint | Cerro San Rafael → |
| highestPointElevation_m | 3700 → |
| influences |
regional climate
→
watersheds of northeastern Mexico → |
| knownFor |
karst landscapes
→
rich biodiversity → rugged terrain → |
| locatedIn |
eastern Mexico
→
northeastern Mexico → |
| near |
Gulf Coast of the United States
→
surface form:
Gulf Coastal Plain
|
| oriented | northwest–southeast → |
| partOf |
North American Cordillera
→
Sierra Madre Oriental self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Sierra Madre mountain system of Mexico
|
| passesThrough |
Coahuila
→
Hidalgo → Nuevo León → Oaxaca → Puebla → Querétaro → San Luis Potosí → Tamaulipas → Veracruz → |
| rainShadowEffectOn | Mexican Plateau → |
| runsParallelTo |
Gulf of Mexico
→
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico coast
|
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Sierra Madre Oriental peaks
subject surface form:
Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Sierra Madre mountain system of Mexico
this entity surface form:
Sierra Madre mountain system