Sierra Madre

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mountain range

Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines, running along the eastern coast of Luzon and serving as a vital ecological and weather barrier.

Aliases (1)

Sierra Madre mountain range ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range →
biodiversityStatus	biodiversity hotspot →
borders	Pacific Ocean → Philippine Sea →
climateFunction	reduces wind speed of incoming storms → regulates rainfall patterns in Luzon →
containsProtectedArea	Aurora Memorial National Park → Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park → Sierra Madre Natural Park →
continent	Asia →
country	Philippines →
drainsInto	Agos River NERFINISHED → Cagayan River → Pampanga River →
ecosystemType	montane forest → tropical rainforest →
fauna	Philippine brown deer → Philippine eagle → Philippine warty pig → cloud rat →
highestPoint	Mount Anacuao → Mount Cetaceo →
hydrologicalRole	watershed for major Luzon rivers →
lengthRanking	longest mountain range in the Philippines →
locatedIn	Luzon →
locatedOnCoast	eastern coast of Luzon →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Philippine archipelago →
protects	Cagayan Valley → Central Luzon → Metro Manila NERFINISHED →
protectsFrom	Pacific typhoons →
province	Aurora → Bulacan NERFINISHED → Cagayan → Isabela → Nueva Ecija NERFINISHED → Nueva Vizcaya NERFINISHED → Quezon → Quirino NERFINISHED → Rizal →
region	Cagayan Valley → Calabarzon → Central Luzon →
role	ecological barrier → weather barrier →
threat	deforestation → illegal logging → infrastructure development → mining →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Luzon →	hasMountain
Cagayan Valley ("Sierra Madre mountain range") →	hasProtectedArea