Andes

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The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world, stretching along the western edge of South America and encompassing some of the planet’s highest peaks outside of Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
biome montane forest
puna grassland
páramo
climate varies from tropical to cold alpine
contains Altiplano plateau
Atacama Desert margins
many active volcanoes
some of the highest peaks outside Asia
continent South America
country Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
culturalSignificance core region of Inca civilization
drainage Andes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Amazon Basin headwaters

Atlantic Ocean watersheds
Orinoco Basin headwaters
Pacific Ocean watersheds
economicActivity agriculture on terraced slopes
mining
pastoralism
elevation about 22,838 feet
about 6,961 metres
extendsFrom Venezuela
extendsTo southern tip of South America
formedBy subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
highestPeak Aconcagua
languageRegion Aymara
Quechua
length about 4,300 miles
about 7,000 kilometres
locatedAlong western edge of South America
locatedIn Andes self-linksurface differs
Andes self-linksurface differs
locatedOn South America
notableFeature second-highest of the Seven Summits (Aconcagua)
orientation north–south
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
region Puna de Atacama
surface form: Dry Andes

Andes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Patagonian Andes

Andes self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tropical Andes

Patagonia
surface form: Wet Andes
southernExtent Patagonia
surface form: Tierra del Fuego
superlative longest continental mountain range in the world
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary

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Huascarán, the highest peak in Peru locatedIn Andes
subject surface form: Huascarán
Caraz locatedIn Andes
France–South America geographicFeatureCrossed Andes
this entity surface form: Andes Mountains (on South American segments)
Sierra locatedIn Andes
subject surface form: Sierra (Peru)
Canta locatedIn Andes
Quijos River locatedIn Andes
Copa District locatedIn Andes
Nuevo volcano locatedIn Andes
Viejo volcano locatedIn Andes
Puyehue Volcano locatedIn Andes
Oyón locatedIn Andes
provincial municipality of Oyón locatedIn Andes
subject surface form: Provincial Municipality of Oyón
Cajatambo locatedIn Andes
Gorgor District locatedIn Andes
Sierra (highlands) of Peru locatedIn Andes
subject surface form: Sierra of Peru
Amantani Island locatedIn Andes
Jauja Province locatedIn Andes
Pichillaima locatedIn Andes
Laguna Verde locatedIn Andes
subject surface form: Laguna Verde (Conguillío National Park)
Laguna Arcoiris locatedIn Andes
Laguna Captrén locatedIn Andes
Domuyo volcano locatedIn Andes
Copahue volcano locatedIn Andes
Rucapillán locatedIn Andes
Ruka Pillan locatedIn Andes
Tarma Province locatedIn Andes
Lanín Volcano locatedIn Andes
Caviahue locatedIn Andes
Coronado mountainRange Andes
Coronado locatedIn Andes