Puna de Atacama
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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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puna de Atacama canonical | 16 |
| Puna de Atacama region | 4 |
| Puna high plateau | 3 |
| Puna plateau | 2 |
| Altiplano-Puna plateau | 1 |
| Andean desert belt | 1 |
| Central Andean dry Puna | 1 |
| Chajnantor Plateau | 1 |
| Dry Andes | 1 |
| Puna region | 1 |
| Puna-Altiplano plateau | 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 (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Puna high plateau
subject surface form:
Northern Chile
this entity surface form:
Chajnantor Plateau
this entity surface form:
Altiplano-Puna plateau
subject surface form:
Ojos del Salado
subject surface form:
Northwestern Argentina
subject surface form:
Llullaillaco
this entity surface form:
Puna high plateau
this entity surface form:
Puna-Altiplano plateau
this entity surface form:
Puna plateau
this entity surface form:
Central Andean dry Puna
this entity surface form:
Puna high plateau
this entity surface form:
Andean desert belt
this entity surface form:
Puna de Atacama region
this entity surface form:
Puna de Atacama region
this entity surface form:
Puna plateau
this entity surface form:
Puna de Atacama region
this entity surface form:
Puna region
this entity surface form:
Puna de Atacama region