Cordillera Central

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Cordillera Central is the principal mountain range running across the interior of Puerto Rico, known for its high peaks, coffee-growing regions, and role in shaping the island’s climate and rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
affects distribution of rainfall in Puerto Rico ⓘ
patterns of river erosion and sedimentation in Puerto Rico ⓘ
climate humid tropical highland climate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Puerto Rico ⓘ
elevation approximately 1296 meters ⓘ
approximately 1338 meters ⓘ
approximately 4389 feet ⓘ
extendsFrom near Mayagüez in western Puerto Rico ⓘ
extendsTo near Aibonito and Cayey in central–eastern Puerto Rico ⓘ
geology mainly volcanic and sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasEcosystem montane forest ⓘ
subtropical moist forest ⓘ
hasLandUse coffee cultivation ⓘ
pasture ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasPeak Cerro de Punta ⓘ
Monte Jayuya ⓘ
highestPoint Cerro de Punta ⓘ
influences climate of Puerto Rico ⓘ
isPrincipalMountainRangeOf Puerto Rico ⓘ
isWatershedFor rivers flowing to the north coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ
rivers flowing to the south coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ
knownFor coffee-growing regions ⓘ
cooler climate than coastal lowlands ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ
locatedIn Cordillera Central ⓘ
Cordillera Central ⓘ
interior of Puerto Rico ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Island of Puerto Rico ⓘ
linked to: Puerto Rico
passesThroughMunicipality Adjuntas ⓘ
Aibonito ⓘ
Barranquitas ⓘ
Cayey ⓘ
linked to: Cayey, Puerto Rico

Jayuya ⓘ
Lares ⓘ
Utuado ⓘ
roleIn orographic rainfall patterns in Puerto Rico ⓘ
separates northern coastal plain of Puerto Rico ⓘ
southern coastal plain of Puerto Rico ⓘ
sourceOfRiver Río Grande de Arecibo ⓘ
Río Grande de Loíza ⓘ
Río Portugués ⓘ
Río Yauco ⓘ

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

Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Aibonito → region → Cordillera Central ⓘ
La Ciénaga → locatedInRegion → Cordillera Central ⓘ
La Ciénaga → locatedInMountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Valle Nuevo National Park → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Municipality of Las Marías → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Municipality of Yauco → locatedIn → Cordillera Central region ⓘ
linked to: Cordillera Central
Maricao, Puerto Rico → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Maricao, Puerto Rico → hasRegion → Cordillera Central region ⓘ
linked to: Cordillera Central
Municipality of Utuado → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Lares, Puerto Rico → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Utuado, Puerto Rico → isPartOfRegion → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Jayuya → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Cerro de Punta → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Cerro de Punta → partOf → Cordillera Central mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Cordillera Central
Cerro de Punta → mountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Cayey, Puerto Rico → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Cerro de Punta → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
subject linked to: Cordillera Central
Monte Jayuya → locatedIn → Cordillera Central ⓘ
subject linked to: Cordillera Central
Central region of Puerto Rico → partOf → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Central region of Puerto Rico → contains → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Coamo → hasMountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Puerto Rico Highway 10 → traversesRegion → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Puerto Rico Highway 120 → locatedNear → Cordillera Central ⓘ
Comerío municipality → locatedInMountainRange → Cordillera Central ⓘ