high Andes
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The high Andes are the lofty, rugged stretches of the Andes mountain range characterized by extreme altitudes, cold climates, and sparse vegetation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| high Andes canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| borders |
intermontane basins
ⓘ
lower Andean valleys ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cold climate
ⓘ
high elevation ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| contains |
Altiplano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Andean dry puna ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordillera Blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Puna de Atacama NERFINISHED ⓘ paramos in northern Andes ⓘ wet puna ecoregion ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
alpine climate
ⓘ
cold semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Aymara peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Andean condor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andean flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ guanaco ⓘ spectacled bear NERFINISHED ⓘ vicuña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ high plateaus ⓘ snowfields ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity |
high-altitude agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
glacial hazards ⓘ |
| hasTypicalElevationRange | 3000–6000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South America ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
high-altitude grasslands
ⓘ
paramos vegetation ⓘ puna vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.