Cordillera Negra

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Cordillera Negra is a mountain range in the Peruvian Andes known for its largely ice-free peaks and location parallel to the glaciated Cordillera Blanca.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cordillera Negra canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
drainage Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ
ecoregion montane shrublands and grasslands ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 3000–5187 m ⓘ
extendsFrom north of Huaylas Province ⓘ
extendsTo south toward the Pacific watershed ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween coastal desert and Callejón de Huaylas ⓘ
geology volcanic and sedimentary rocks ⓘ
glaciation largely absent in modern times ⓘ
hasFeature deeply incised valleys ⓘ
gentler eastern slopes ⓘ
steep western slopes ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Quñuq Ranra ⓘ
hasLandUse dryland farming ⓘ
grazing of sheep and cattle ⓘ
hasViewOf Cordillera Blanca ⓘ
hazard landslides on steep slopes ⓘ
highestElevation about 5187 m ⓘ
knownFor contrast with glaciated Cordillera Blanca ⓘ
largely ice-free peaks ⓘ
languageRegion Quechua-speaking areas ⓘ
locatedIn Peruvian Andes ⓘ
nameLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nameMeaning Black Range ⓘ
near Casma Province ⓘ
city of Huaraz ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
parallelTo Cordillera Blanca ⓘ
partOf Andean Cordillera system ⓘ
linked to: Andean mountains

Andes ⓘ
region Ancash Region ⓘ
relativeLocation east of Peruvian coastal desert ⓘ
west of Cordillera Blanca ⓘ
separatedFromBy Callejón de Huaylas ⓘ
Santa River ⓘ
snowline higher than main summits ⓘ
tourism viewpoints over Callejón de Huaylas ⓘ
transport crossed by unpaved high passes ⓘ
usedFor mining activities ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
trekking ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Ancash Region → contains → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Ancash Region → mountainRange → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Cordillera Blanca → separatedFrom → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Huari Province → locatedInMountainRange → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Huaraz → hasNearbyMountainRange → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Callejón de Huaylas → boundedBy → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Wilcahuain → nearbyMountainRange → Cordillera Negra ⓘ
Santa River → separates → Cordillera Negra ⓘ