Bolivian Andes
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The Bolivian Andes are the high Andean mountain ranges running through Bolivia, known for their towering peaks, high-altitude plateaus like the Altiplano, and dramatic landscapes that form part of South America's main mountain backbone.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bolivian Andes canonical | 3 |
| Andean mountains | 2 |
| Andes | 1 |
| Bolivian highlands | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain range system ⓘ |
| averageElevation | high altitude ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
Polylepis woodlands
ⓘ
high-Andean wetlands ⓘ puna grasslands ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Argentine Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilean Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
alpine climate (high peaks)
ⓘ
cold semi-arid (Altiplano) ⓘ humid montane (eastern slopes) ⓘ |
| contains |
Altiplano plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancohuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Huayna Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Illampu NERFINISHED ⓘ Illimani NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Poopó (historical basin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Titicaca (Bolivian shore) NERFINISHED ⓘ Licancabur (Bolivian sector) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madidi National Park (Andean sector) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevado Sajama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sajama National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Salar de Coipasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Salar de Uyuni NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Uturuncu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | center of Andean indigenous cultures ⓘ |
| drainage |
Amazon Basin (eastern slopes)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río de la Plata Basin (southern slopes) NERFINISHED ⓘ endorheic Altiplano basins ⓘ |
| feature |
endorheic basins
ⓘ
glaciated summits ⓘ high-altitude plateaus ⓘ intermontane valleys ⓘ volcanic peaks ⓘ |
| geology | subduction-related orogeny ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Altiplano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cordillera Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Oriental NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Real NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera de Apolobamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera de Cochabamba NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera de Lípez NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera de Santa Vera Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Nevado Sajama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 6542 m ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Aymara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Bolivia
ⓘ
western Bolivia ⓘ |
| majorCityInRegion |
Cochabamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ La Paz NERFINISHED ⓘ Oruro NERFINISHED ⓘ Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFauna |
Andean condor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alpaca ⓘ llama ⓘ vicuña ⓘ |
| orogeny | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mining
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ tourism ⓘ traditional agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andean mountains
this entity surface form:
Andes
this entity surface form:
Andean mountains
this entity surface form:
Bolivian highlands