Cordillera Occidental

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Cordillera Occidental is the western range of the Andes in Ecuador, known for its high volcanic peaks and major mountains such as Chimborazo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
stratovolcano
climate varies with altitude
contains Antisana
Atacazo
Carihuairazo
Cayambe
Chimborazo
Corazón
Cotopaxi (volcano)
surface form: Cotopaxi

Pichincha
surface form: Guagua Pichincha

Illiniza Norte
Illiniza Norte
surface form: Illiniza Sur

Pasochoa
Pichincha
Pululahua
Quilotoa
Pichincha
surface form: Rucu Pichincha

Rumiñahui
Sincholagua
continent South America
country Ecuador
Ecuador
ecosystem montane forest
páramo
feature high volcanic peaks
formedBy subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
geologicalType volcanic mountain range
highestPoint Chimborazo
languageOfToponyms Quechua
locatedIn South America
mountainRange Northern Andes in Ecuador
surface form: Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador)
near Quito
orientation north–south
partOf Andes
passesThrough Carchi Province
Chimborazo Province
Cotopaxi Province
Imbabura Province
Pichincha Province
Tungurahua Province
relativeLocation western range of the Ecuadorian Andes
separates Inter-Andean valley of Ecuador
Pacific coastal region of Ecuador
usedFor ecotourism
mountaineering
trekking
volcanicArc Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes

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Chimborazo locatedIn Cordillera Occidental
Altiplano plateau borderedBy Cordillera Occidental
this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of the Andes
Chimborazo Province mountainSystem Cordillera Occidental
this entity surface form: Cordillera Occidental of the Andes
Carihuairazo mountainRange Cordillera Occidental
Pichincha partOf Cordillera Occidental
Chimborazo stratovolcano locatedIn Cordillera Occidental
subject surface form: Chimborazo
this entity surface form: Cordillera Occidental of the Andes
Chimborazo summit expeditions range Cordillera Occidental
Atacazo partOf Cordillera Occidental
Atacazo range Cordillera Occidental
this entity surface form: Cordillera Occidental of the Andes