Frontal Cordillera

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geological region mountain range

Frontal Cordillera is a prominent Andean mountain range in western Argentina known for its high peaks, arid landscapes, and significant geological formations.

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Label Occurrences
Frontal Cordillera canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
climate cold semi-arid climate ⓘ
continental desert climate ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
dominantRockType igneous rock ⓘ
plutonic rock ⓘ
volcanic rock ⓘ
drainageTo Atlantic slope basins ⓘ
Pacific slope basins ⓘ
extendsThrough La Rioja Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Juan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsBoundaryWith Cuyo region NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Mesozoic ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity mining ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature deep valleys ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ
steep relief ⓘ
hasLandscape arid ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasProcess active tectonism ⓘ
erosion ⓘ
uplift ⓘ
hasVegetation high-Andean steppe ⓘ
sparse shrubland ⓘ
highestPeakLocatedIn Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor Andean geology studies ⓘ
hydrological resources ⓘ
mining exploration ⓘ
knownFor mineral resources ⓘ
significant geological formations ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
orogeny Andean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Andean orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedFrom Precordillera ⓘ
Principal Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction-related arc ⓘ

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western Argentina → hasMountainRange → Frontal Cordillera ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Argentina