Cordillera de la Costa

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Cordillera de la Costa is a long mountain range running parallel to Chile’s Pacific coastline, forming a key geographic barrier between the ocean and the country’s central valleys.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cordillera de la Costa canonical 6
Atacama coastal range 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
mountain range
national park
contains Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
La Campana National Park
country Chile
countrySubdivision Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Región de Antofagasta
linked to: Antofagasta Region

Región de Atacama
linked to: Atacama Region

Región de Aysén
Región de Coquimbo
linked to: Coquimbo Region

Región de La Araucanía
Región de Los Lagos
linked to: Los Lagos Region

Región de Los Ríos
linked to: Los Ríos Region

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
Región de Tarapacá
linked to: Tarapacá Region

Región de Valparaíso
linked to: Valparaíso Region

Región del Biobío
linked to: Biobío Region
ecosystem Chilean matorral
linked to: Chilean Matorral

temperate rainforests in the south
extendsFrom northern Chile
extendsTo southern Chile
formedBy subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
forms geographic barrier between the Pacific Ocean and Chile’s central valleys
geologicalComposition igneous rocks
primarily metamorphic rocks
geologicalType forearc mountain range
hasFeature gentler eastern slopes toward interior valleys
steep western slopes facing the Pacific Ocean
hasProtectedArea La Campana National Park
highestPoint Cerro Vicuña Mackenna
influences distribution of Chilean ecosystems
local climate along Chile’s coast
language Spanish
locatedIn Chile
Cordillera de la Costa
Cordillera de la Costa
locatedOn Pacific coast of South America
nameMeaning Coastal Range
orientation north–south
partOf Andean orogenic system (broad sense)
runsParallelTo Chile’s Pacific coastline
Pacific Ocean
separates Chilean Central Valley from the Pacific coast
Pacific Ocean
central valleys of Chile
usedFor agriculture on lower slopes and valleys
forestry
mining in some sectors

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Coastal Range (Chile) SpanishName Cordillera de la Costa
subject linked to: Coastal Range
Taltal hasNearbyFeature Atacama coastal range
linked to: Cordillera de la Costa
Cerro Vicuña Mackenna locatedIn Cordillera de la Costa
subject linked to: Cordillera de la Costa
La Campana National Park locatedIn Cordillera de la Costa
subject linked to: Cordillera de la Costa
Cordillera de la Costa Central isSubrangeOf Cordillera de la Costa
El Ávila National Park mountainSystem Cordillera de la Costa
Altos de Cantillana protected area locatedIn Cordillera de la Costa