Puna de Atacama

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geographical region high-altitude desert plateau

Puna de Atacama is a high-altitude plateau in the central Andes, spanning parts of northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, known for its arid climate, salt flats, and volcanic peaks.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form As subject As object
Puna high plateau 0 3
Altiplano-Puna plateau 0 1
Andean desert belt 0 1
Central Andean dry Puna 0 1
Chajnantor Plateau 0 1
Dry Andes 0 1
Puna plateau 0 1
Puna-Altiplano plateau 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region →
high-altitude desert →
plateau →
averageElevation over 3500 meters →
borderedBy Atacama Desert →
Altiplano plateau →
surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
climateType cold arid →
high-altitude desert climate →
continent South America →
country Argentina →
Chile →
elevation high altitude →
geology Cenozoic volcanic rocks →
volcanic plateau →
hasBiome cold desert →
hasClimate arid climate →
hasEcosystem puna grassland remnants →
hasFeature endorheic basins →
high volcanic cones →
salars →
salt flats →
volcanic peaks →
hasHydrology closed drainage basins →
hasNearbyFeature Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array →
surface form: Atacama Large Millimeter Array

Salar de Antofalla →
Salar de Arizaro →
salar de Atacama →
surface form: Salar de Atacama
hasPrecipitation very low annual rainfall →
hasResource borates →
lithium deposits →
salt →
hasTemperature large diurnal temperature range →
hasVegetation sparse vegetation →
knownFor active and dormant volcanoes →
extreme aridity →
high solar radiation →
large salt flats →
thin atmosphere →
locatedIn Andes →
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes →
surface form: central Andes

northern Chile →
northwestern Argentina →
partOf Altiplano plateau →
surface form: Altiplano

Altiplano plateau →
surface form: Andean Altiplano

Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes →
usedFor astronomical observations →
mining →
scientific research →

Referenced by (19)

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

Paso de San Francisco → accessRouteTo → Puna de Atacama →
Antofagasta de la Sierra → associatedWith → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Puna high plateau
this entity surface form: Altiplano-Puna plateau
northern Chile → contains → Puna de Atacama →
subject surface form: Northern Chile
this entity surface form: Chajnantor Plateau
northwestern Argentina → hasSubregion → Puna de Atacama →
subject surface form: Northwestern Argentina
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna → isPartOf → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Andean desert belt
Antofagasta de la Sierra → locatedIn → Puna de Atacama →
Llullaillaco volcano → locatedIn → Puna de Atacama →
subject surface form: Llullaillaco
Justyn Wojsznis → locatedIn → Puna de Atacama →
subject surface form: Ojos del Salado
Salar de Antofalla → locatedIn → Puna de Atacama →
Salar de Arizaro → locatedIn → Puna de Atacama →
Salar de Arizaro → locatedInDesertRegion → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Puna high plateau
Nevado San Francisco → locatedInRegion → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Puna plateau
Salar de Antofalla → partOf → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Central Andean dry Puna
Andes → region → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Dry Andes
Nevado de Acay volcanic center → region → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Puna-Altiplano plateau
Paso de San Francisco → regionType → Puna de Atacama →
this entity surface form: Puna high plateau
Ojos del Salado → subrange → Puna de Atacama →