Marañón Valley

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geographical region valley

The Marañón Valley is a deep, rugged Andean canyon region in northern Peru, known as a major corridor for the upper Amazon system and for its high biodiversity and endemic species.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Marañón River basin	2
Marañón Valley canonical	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ valley ⓘ
biodiversityStatus	center of endemism ⓘ important habitat for rare animal species ⓘ important habitat for rare plant species ⓘ
climate	semi-arid in many sections ⓘ strong dry season in lower slopes ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
ecosystemType	dry inter-Andean valley ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
hasFeature	elevational gradients ⓘ narrow river gorge ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ
hasHumanActivity	river transport ⓘ rural settlements ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ
hydrologicalRole	connects Andean highlands to Amazon lowlands ⓘ major corridor for Amazon headwaters ⓘ
importance	biogeographic barrier and corridor in northern Peru ⓘ key area for conservation in the tropical Andes ⓘ
knownFor	deep canyon topography ⓘ endemic species ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ role as corridor for upper Amazon drainage ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ
locatedIn	Andean region ⓘ Andes ⓘ northern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Marañón River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ upper Amazon system NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType	Andean canyon region ⓘ
river	Marañón River NERFINISHED ⓘ
threat	agricultural expansion ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ hydroelectric dam projects ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marañón River → hasValley → Marañón Valley ⓘ

Jivaroan languages → historicalRegion → Marañón Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marañón River basin

Huari Province → locatedInHydrologicalBasin → Marañón Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marañón River basin