Santiago basin

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The Santiago basin is a large intermontane valley in central Chile that hosts the country’s capital, Santiago, and is surrounded by the Andes and coastal mountain ranges.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Santiago Basin 7
Santiago basin canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intermontane basin
valley
borderedBy Coastal Cordillera
Precordillera
linked to: Andean foreland

Principal Cordillera of the Andes
climateInfluencedBy Andes
Chilean Coastal Range
Pacific Ocean
climateSubtype Mediterranean with dry summers and wet winters
contains Greater Santiago
Santiago
country Chile
countryCapitalLocatedIn Santiago
drainedBy Maipo River
Mapocho River
elevationRange approximately 400–800 metres above sea level
geologicalOrigin fluvial deposition
tectonic subsidence
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasEconomicRole main industrial hub of Chile
main service hub of Chile
hasFeature Quaternary sediments
alluvial plain
hasHydrologicalFeature alluvial aquifers
hasIssue air pollution
thermal inversion events
urban sprawl
hasLandUse fruit orchards
vineyards
hasPopulationCenter Santiago urban agglomeration
linked to: Santiago
hasRisk flooding along Maipo River
seismic hazard due to Andean tectonics
hasTransportationInfrastructure Pan-American Highway
Santiago Metro area road network
hasUse agricultural area
urban area
languageMajority Spanish
latitudeApprox around 33.5°S
locatedIn Santiago Metropolitan Region
central Chile
longitudeApprox around 70.7°W
partOf Intermediate Depression of Chile
separatedFrom Aconcagua basin
linked to: Aconcagua Valley

Rancagua basin
linked to: Rancagua Basin
surroundedBy Andes
Chilean Coastal Range

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Ñuñoa locatedInValley Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Macul locatedInValley Santiago Basin
subject linked to: Macul, Santiago, Chile
linked to: Santiago basin
Pudahuel locatedInValley Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Santiago de Nueva Extremadura locatedIn Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Battle of Maipú locatedIn Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Río Maipo flowsThrough Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Picunche region Santiago Basin
linked to: Santiago basin
Quilicura locatedOn Santiago basin