Andean foreland

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The Andean foreland is the broad transitional zone of plains and lowlands that lies adjacent to and is geologically shaped by the uplift and erosion of the Andes Mountains.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foreland basin system ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
tectonic province ⓘ
associatedWith subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate ⓘ
characterizedBy lowlands ⓘ
plains ⓘ
climateInfluencedBy orographic effects of the Andes ⓘ
contains alluvial plains ⓘ
back-bulge basins ⓘ
fluvial deposits ⓘ
foredeep zones ⓘ
foreland basins ⓘ
major river systems sourced in the Andes ⓘ
sedimentary basins ⓘ
thick Cenozoic sedimentary sequences ⓘ
wedge-top basins ⓘ
drainageInfluencedBy Andean topography ⓘ
evolutionControlledBy Andean orogenic loading ⓘ
flexural response of the South American Plate ⓘ
extendsAcross South America ⓘ
extendsInto Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
formedBy Andean uplift ⓘ
erosion of the Andes Mountains ⓘ
flexural subsidence of the South American Plate ⓘ
geomorphologyInfluencedBy Andean erosion products ⓘ
hasPart Amazonian foreland sector ⓘ
Chaco Basin ⓘ
linked to: Chaco

Llanos Basin ⓘ
Magdalena Valley foreland ⓘ
Neuquén foreland sector ⓘ
linked to: Neuquén Basin
importantFor agricultural land use ⓘ
groundwater resources ⓘ
hydrocarbon accumulation ⓘ
locatedNextTo Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes
partOf Andean orogenic system ⓘ
linked to: Andean orogeny
sedimentSource Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes
studiedIn Andean tectonics ⓘ
linked to: Andean orogeny

basin analysis ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ
tectonicSetting convergent plate margin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Andes Mountains foothills → locatedIn → Andean foreland ⓘ
Andean subduction system → influences → Andean foreland basins ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Andean orogeny → associatedWith → Andean foreland deformation ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Santiago basin → borderedBy → Precordillera ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Intermediate Depression → formsPartOf → Andean foreland system ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Magdalena Valley foreland → partOf → Andean foreland system ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Chiriguano → culturalArea → Andean piedmont ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Campo Quijano → regionType → Andean piedmont ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Precordillera → tectonicSetting → Andean foreland ⓘ
Magallanes–Austral Basin → partOf → Patagonian Andes foreland ⓘ
linked to: Andean foreland
Chaitén River valley → regionType → Andean foreland ⓘ