Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes)

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Andean cordillera mountain range

Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) is the central branch of Colombia’s Andean mountain system, known for its high volcanic peaks, glaciers, and significant role in the country’s geography and ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes 4
Central Range of the Colombian Andes 2
Cordillera Central of Colombia 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean cordillera ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
climateZones cold ⓘ
nival ⓘ
páramo ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
contains Cerro Bravo volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cerro Machín volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cocora Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galeras volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Nevados National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Machín volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado de Santa Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Cisne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Huila NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Huila National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Quindío NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Ruiz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado del Tolima NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puracé National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puracé volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
cloud forests ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high Andean forests ⓘ
páramo ecosystems ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
drainageTo Cauca River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magdalena River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsFrom Nudo de los Pastos NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo Nudo de Paramillo NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalOrigin subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ
hasVolcanicActivity yes ⓘ
highestPoint Nevado del Huila NERFINISHED ⓘ
importance key biodiversity corridor in northern Andes ⓘ
major water source for Colombian cities ⓘ
knownFor active stratovolcanoes ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
snow-capped peaks ⓘ
water regulation for major rivers ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Colombian Coffee Cultural Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ
orogeny Andean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThroughDepartment Antioquia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caldas Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nariño Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quindío Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Risaralda Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tolima Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInColombianAndes central branch ⓘ
separates Cauca River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magdalena River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsLandUse cattle ranching ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ
forestry ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes → borders → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordillera Central of Colombia
Nariño Department → hasMountainRange → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados → locatedIn → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes
Porce River → locatedInMountainRange → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Quindío Department → locatedOn → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Range of the Colombian Andes
Risaralda Department → locatedOn → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Range of the Colombian Andes
Nevado del Huila volcano → mountainRange → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
subject surface form: Nevado del Huila
Nevado del Huila National Natural Park → mountainRange → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Popayán → nearMountainRange → Cordillera Central (Colombian Andes) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Ranges of the Colombian Andes