Eastern Cordillera of the Andes

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The Eastern Cordillera of the Andes is a major mountain range in northern South America, running primarily through Colombia and characterized by high plateaus, deep valleys, and significant biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cordillera
mountain range
biodiversity high amphibian diversity
high bird diversity
high plant endemism
boundedBy Llanos Orientales
Magdalena River valley
climate tropical highland climate
contains Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Bogotá savanna
linked to: Sabana de Bogotá

Cordillera de Mérida
Sabana de Bogotá
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Natural Park
continent South America
country Colombia
crossedBy Magdalena River tributaries
extendsInto Ecuador
Venezuela
formedBy subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
geologicalSetting Andean orogeny
geology folded Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata
sedimentary rocks
hasEcosystem cloud forest
montane forest
páramo
hasFeature deep valleys
fold-and-thrust belts
high plateaus
intermontane basins
significant biodiversity
highestPoint Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
importance important water source for Colombian rivers
major physiographic region of Colombia
locatedIn Colombia
northern South America
near Bogotá
Bucaramanga
Tunja
orogeny Andean orogeny
orogenyType convergent plate margin
partOf Andes
passesThrough Arauca Department
Boyacá Department
Casanare Department
Cundinamarca Department
linked to: Cundinamarca region

Norte de Santander Department
Santander Department
separates Magdalena River basin from the Orinoco River basin

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Cundinamarca Department hasHighlandRegion Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Aconcagua range Principal Cordillera
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Orinoco Basin headwaters drains eastern Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Altiplano plateau borderedBy Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Boyacá Department mountainRange Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Tolima Department contains Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Santander Department hasMajorLandform Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Northern Volcanic Zone of the Andes region Northern Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Andes cultural area includesRegion northern Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Parque Nacional Natural Pisba locatedIn Cordillera Oriental de los Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá locatedIn Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Villavicencio nearMountainRange Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Tolima volcano locatedIn Central Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Norte de Santander Department hasMountainRange Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
San Gil hasNearbyNaturalFeature Cordillera Oriental of the Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Illimani isPartOf Eastern Cordillera of Bolivia
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Cajicá Municipality locatedIn Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Soacha River geographicContext Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Sopó Municipality locatedIn Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Socorro locatedOn eastern Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Río Sumapaz locatedIn cordillera Oriental de los Andes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Coroico nearbyFeature Andes eastern slopes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes
Bachué region EasternCordilleraOfTheAndes
linked to: Eastern Cordillera of the Andes