eastern Andes

E1007353

The eastern Andes are the lower, forested slopes and foothills of the Andean mountain range that transition into the Amazon Basin, characterized by high biodiversity and complex ecosystems.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Eastern Andes 8
eastern Andes canonical 3
Amazonian Andes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
borders Amazon Basin ⓘ
contains indigenous territories ⓘ
protected areas ⓘ
drainedBy tributaries of the Amazon River ⓘ
formsTransitionTo Amazon lowlands ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Amazon rainforest ⓘ
hasAltitudinalRange from low foothills to mid-montane elevations ⓘ
hasBiodiversityLevel megadiverse ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex ecosystems ⓘ
foothills ⓘ
forested slopes ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
lower slopes of the Andes ⓘ
hasClimate humid tropical climate ⓘ
montane humid climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemService carbon storage ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
hasFeature high rainfall ⓘ
rugged foothills ⓘ
steep valleys ⓘ
hasVegetationType cloud forest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
subtropical forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest transition ⓘ
isHabitatFor Andean cock-of-the-rock ⓘ
Andean spectacled bear ⓘ
linked to: Andean bear

high plant endemism ⓘ
numerous amphibian species ⓘ
isPartOf Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
linked to: tropical Andes
locatedIn Bolivia ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
mining activities ⓘ
road construction ⓘ
usedFor cattle grazing in cleared areas ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
timber extraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Caranavi → hasNearbyLandform → Andes eastern slopes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Sumaco volcano → locatedIn → eastern Andes ⓘ
Cenepa River basin → locatedIn → Amazonian Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Chámeza → locatedInOrNextToMountainRange → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Meta Department (mountain foothills) → locatedOn → eastern slopes of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Pisba páramo → locatedIn → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Abrego → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Chingaza páramo → locatedIn → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Municipality of Fusagasugá → locatedIn → eastern Andes ⓘ
Guayabetal → partOf → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Gachalá → isInGeographicalFeature → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Ubalá → locatedIn → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes
Humahuaca → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Eastern Andes ⓘ
linked to: eastern Andes