Southern Andes
E921121
The Southern Andes are the southern portion of the Andes mountain range in South America, characterized by high volcanic peaks, glaciated landscapes, and diverse ecosystems spanning Chile and Argentina.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patagonian Andes | 4 |
| Southern Andes canonical | 4 |
| southern Andes | 4 |
| Andes Mountains of southern Chile | 1 |
| Andes system (southern extension) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain range region ⓘ |
| biodiversity | high endemism ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
diverse ecosystems
ⓘ
glaciated landscapes ⓘ high volcanic peaks ⓘ |
| climate |
cool temperate
ⓘ
subpolar oceanic ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Westerlies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Northern Patagonian Ice Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Patagonian Ice Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierra del Fuego mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| crossedBy | international border between Chile and Argentina ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
Magellanic subpolar forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonian steppe ⓘ Valdivian temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | central Chile ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southern tip of South America ⓘ |
| fauna |
Andean condor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huemul deer NERFINISHED ⓘ guanaco ⓘ puma ⓘ |
| feature |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ fjords ⓘ glaciers ⓘ ice fields ⓘ steppe landscapes ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ |
| flora | Nothofagus forests ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Austral Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fuegian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Patagonian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPeak | Monte San Valentín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
glacier tourism
ⓘ
mountaineering and trekking ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Cone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogeny | Andean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orogenyType | subduction-related orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Antarctic Plate subduction beneath South American Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
this entity surface form:
southern Andes
this entity surface form:
southern Andes
this entity surface form:
Patagonian Andes
this entity surface form:
Patagonian Andes
this entity surface form:
Patagonian Andes
this entity surface form:
southern Andes
this entity surface form:
Andes system (southern extension)
this entity surface form:
Andes Mountains of southern Chile
this entity surface form:
Patagonian Andes
this entity surface form:
southern Andes