Coastal Range

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geographical region mountain range

The Coastal Range is a mountain system running parallel to Chile’s Pacific shoreline, forming part of the country’s distinctive north–south chain of coastal highlands.

Aliases (1)

Coastal Range (Chile) ×44

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → mountain range →
affects	precipitation patterns in coastal Chile →
borderedBy	Central Valley of Chile (east) → Pacific coastal plains of Chile (west) →
contains	Valdivian temperate rain forest (in southern sections) → coastal forests of Chile →
continent	South America →
country	Chile →
ecosystemIncludes	Mediterranean-type shrublands (central Chile) → sclerophyll forests (central Chile) → temperate rainforests (south) →
extendsFrom	northern Chile →
extendsTo	southern Chile →
formsPartOf	Chilean coastal highlands →
geologicalType	block-faulted range →
geologyIncludes	granite → metamorphic rocks → sedimentary rocks →
hasEconomicUse	forestry → livestock grazing (in some areas) → mining (local deposits) →
hasLandforms	deeply incised valleys → steep coastal slopes →
hasRelativeLocation	east of Pacific Ocean → west of Central Valley of Chile →
highestPointElevation	3114 m →
highestPointName	Cerro Vicuña Mackenna →
influences	local climate along Chilean coast →
isMajorPhysiographicUnitOf	Chile →
languageOfToponym	Spanish →
locatedAlong	Chile’s Pacific shoreline →
locatedIn	central Chile → northern Chile → southern Chile →
orientation	north–south →
parallelTo	Andes (at national scale) →
partOf	Andean orogenic system (broad sense) → Chilean Coast Range System →
runsParallelTo	Pacific Ocean →
separatedFrom	Andes by Central Valley of Chile →
separates	Central Valley of Chile → Pacific coastal plains of Chile →
SpanishName	Cordillera de la Costa →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Choapa Province →	geologicalFeature
north-central Chile →	hasFeature