Cordillera de Apaneca

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Cordillera de Apaneca is a volcanic mountain range in western El Salvador known for its chain of prominent volcanoes and scenic highland landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
volcanic mountain range ⓘ
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
country El Salvador ⓘ
drainage Pacific Ocean watershed ⓘ
formedBy subduction of the Cocos Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate ⓘ
geologicalType Quaternary volcanic field ⓘ
stratovolcano chain ⓘ
hasFeature cloud forests ⓘ
coffee-growing highlands ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ
scenic highland landscapes ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
volcanic craters ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Cerro Verde National Park ⓘ
hasVolcano Apaneca Volcano ⓘ
Cerro Verde ⓘ
Concepción de Ataco volcanic structures ⓘ
Ilamatepec ⓘ
Izalco Volcano ⓘ
Santa Ana Volcano ⓘ
highestPoint Santa Ana Volcano ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m about 2381 ⓘ
knownFor chain of prominent volcanoes ⓘ
fertile volcanic soils ⓘ
scenic views of the Pacific coastal plain ⓘ
locatedIn Ahuachapán Department ⓘ
Sonsonate Department ⓘ
western El Salvador ⓘ
near Ahuachapán city ⓘ
Apaneca town ⓘ
Sonsonate city ⓘ
orogeny subduction-related volcanism ⓘ
partOf Central America ⓘ
Central America Volcanic Arc ⓘ
Sierra Apaneca-Ilamatepec volcanic complex ⓘ
tectonicPlate Caribbean Plate ⓘ
Cocos Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone ⓘ
usedFor coffee cultivation ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
volcanicActivity contains active and dormant volcanoes ⓘ
historically active ⓘ

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

San Salvador Volcano → mountainRange → Cordillera de Apaneca ⓘ
Quezaltepeque → partOfMountainRange → Cordillera de Apaneca ⓘ
El Boquerón → partOf → Cordillera de Apaneca volcanic range ⓘ
linked to: Cordillera de Apaneca