Andean mountains

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geographical region mountain range

The Andean mountains are a vast, high-altitude mountain range along the western edge of South America, known for their dramatic peaks, active volcanoes, and diverse ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Andes Mountains region 2
Andean peaks 1
Andes Mountains in Chile 1

Statements (94)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
agriculturalCrops maize ⓘ
potato ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
agriculturalPractice terrace farming ⓘ
biodiversity high biodiversity ⓘ
climate cold and arid in the south ⓘ
temperate in central regions ⓘ
tropical in the north ⓘ
varied climate ⓘ
contains Altiplano plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Atacama region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cordillera Blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cordillera Real NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Titicaca basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patagonian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
culturalRegion Andean region NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
livestock herding ⓘ
mining ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
formedBy subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ
geologicalType convergent plate boundary mountain range ⓘ
hasEcosystem cloud forests ⓘ
high Andean wetlands ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
paramo ⓘ
puna grasslands ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies Andean condor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean flamingo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean fox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean mountain cat NERFINISHED ⓘ
guanaco ⓘ
polylepis forests ⓘ
spectacled bear NERFINISHED ⓘ
vicuña ⓘ
hasFeature active volcanoes ⓘ
altiplano ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
dormant volcanoes ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
intermontane basins ⓘ
hasHighestPeak Aconcagua NERFINISHED ⓘ
hazard earthquakes ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
highestPointCountry Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPointElevation 22837 feet ⓘ
6961 metres ⓘ
historicalEmpire Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
indigenousPeoples Aymara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kogi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mapuche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ
length about 4300 miles ⓘ
about 7000 kilometres ⓘ
locatedOnSideOfContinent western edge of South America ⓘ
naturalResources copper ⓘ
gold ⓘ
lithium ⓘ
silver ⓘ
tin ⓘ
oceanProximity Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf American Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough subpolar zone ⓘ
subtropical zone ⓘ
temperate zone ⓘ
tropical zone ⓘ
tectonicPlates Antarctic Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nazca Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
South American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristAttraction Cotopaxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Machu Picchu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Torres del Paine region NERFINISHED ⓘ
volcanicActivity frequent ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Huasco Province → hasLandscape → Andean mountains ⓘ
Ubaté Valley → surroundedBy → Andean mountains ⓘ
Samaná → geographyFeature → Andean mountains ⓘ
SERNAGEOMIN → regionOfOperation → Andean mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andes Mountains in Chile
Northwestern Amazonia → borderedBy → Andean mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andes Mountains region
Cauca → hasGeography → Andean mountains ⓘ
Ubaté River → geographicalContext → Andean mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andes Mountains region
Cordillera stand → namedAfter → Andean mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordillera (Andes mountain range)
Eje Cafetero → geography → Andean mountains ⓘ
Vilca → hasViewOf → Andean mountains ⓘ
Laguna de Paucarcocha → hasNearbyFeature → Andean mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andean peaks