Principal Cordillera

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Principal Cordillera is a major Andean mountain range in central Chile known for its high peaks, rugged terrain, and significant role in the region’s geography and climate.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Principal Cordillera canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean mountain range ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
climateEffect enhanced precipitation on windward slopes ⓘ
rain shadow east of the range ⓘ
contains glacially carved valleys ⓘ
river headwaters ⓘ
volcanic centers ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
drainsTo Pacific Ocean via Chilean rivers ⓘ
extendsAlong Chile–Argentina border ⓘ
forms orographic barrier ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Andean orogeny ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean influence at lower western slopes ⓘ
cold alpine climate at high elevations ⓘ
hasFeature high peaks ⓘ
hasHazard avalanches ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
rockfalls ⓘ
hasProcess active tectonism ⓘ
ongoing uplift ⓘ
hasTerrain rugged ⓘ
hasVegetation alpine steppe ⓘ
high Andean ecosystems ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ
influences hydrology of central Chile ⓘ
regional climate of central Chile ⓘ
isImportantFor hydroelectric potential ⓘ
snowpack accumulation ⓘ
water resources of central Chile ⓘ
isKeyFor climate patterns of central Chile ⓘ
regional geography of central Chile ⓘ
isPartOf Chilean Andes ⓘ
locatedIn central Chile ⓘ
orogenyType subduction-related ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
separates Chile from Argentina in central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Argentina and Chile
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate–South American Plate subduction zone ⓘ
usedFor mountaineering ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
trekking ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Mule Square → locatedInSubrange → Principal Cordillera ⓘ
Western Argentina → hasMountainRange → Principal Cordillera ⓘ
subject linked to: western Argentina
Frontal Cordillera → separatedFrom → Principal Cordillera ⓘ
Precordillera → adjacentTo → Principal Cordillera ⓘ