western Argentina

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Western Argentina is a region along the eastern flank of the Andes characterized by arid to semi-arid landscapes, significant mountain ranges, and active tectonic and volcanic activity.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
western Argentina canonical 23

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Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borders Chile ⓘ
climate arid climate ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
containsCity Mendoza ⓘ
Neuquén ⓘ
linked to: Neuquén Province

San Juan ⓘ
San Luis ⓘ
San Rafael (Mendoza) ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity livestock ranching ⓘ
mining ⓘ
oil and gas extraction ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
hasEcoregion High Andean steppe ⓘ
Monte Desert ⓘ
Patagonian steppe ⓘ
hasFeature active tectonics ⓘ
active volcanism ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Aconcagua ⓘ
hasLandscape arid ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasMountainRange Frontal Cordillera ⓘ
Precordillera ⓘ
Principal Cordillera ⓘ
Sierras Pampeanas ⓘ
hasNaturalResource copper ⓘ
gold ⓘ
hydrocarbons ⓘ
lithium ⓘ
hasNotableEarthquake 1944 San Juan earthquake ⓘ
1977 San Juan earthquake ⓘ
2010 Mendoza earthquake ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Aconcagua Provincial Park ⓘ
Ischigualasto Provincial Park ⓘ
Lanín National Park ⓘ
Nahuel Huapi National Park ⓘ
Talampaya National Park ⓘ
hasRiver Colorado River (Argentina) ⓘ
Desaguadero River ⓘ
Limay River ⓘ
Mendoza River ⓘ
Neuquén River ⓘ
San Juan River ⓘ
hasSeismicActivity high ⓘ
hasVolcanicField Andean volcanic belt ⓘ
hasVolcano Copahue ⓘ
Domuyo ⓘ
Lanín ⓘ
Llullaillaco ⓘ
Ojos del Salado ⓘ
highestPointElevation 6960.8 metres ⓘ
includes Catamarca Province ⓘ
Cuyo region ⓘ
La Rioja Province ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
Neuquén Province ⓘ
San Juan Province ⓘ
San Luis Province ⓘ
northern Santa Cruz Province ⓘ
western Chubut Province ⓘ
western Jujuy Province ⓘ
western Río Negro Province ⓘ
western Salta Province ⓘ
locatedAlong Andes ⓘ
locatedIn Argentina ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
locatedOnSideOf eastern flank of the Andes ⓘ
partOf Andean region of Argentina ⓘ
tectonicSetting Andean orogenic belt ⓘ
linked to: Andean orogeny

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Referenced by (23)

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

Tunuyán River → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza → locatedInPartOfCountry → western Argentina ⓘ
San Martín (Mendoza) → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
subject linked to: San Martín
Atuel River → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Tulum Valley → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Ñorquín Department → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Picunches Department → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Departamento Sarmiento → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza metropolitan area → isEconomicHubOf → western Argentina ⓘ
Varvarco River → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza International Airport → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Cereus aethiops → nativeRangeIncludes → western Argentina ⓘ
Chimbas → locatedInRegion → western Argentina ⓘ
Pocito → locatedInPartOfCountry → western Argentina ⓘ
Azufre volcano → region → western Argentina ⓘ
Monte Desert → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Frontal Cordillera → locatedInRegion → western Argentina ⓘ
Precordillera → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
1977 San Juan earthquake → location → western Argentina ⓘ
Sierras Pampeanas → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ
Cuyo Basin → locatedIn → western Argentina ⓘ