Bolivian Andes

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The Bolivian Andes are the high Andean mountain ranges running through Bolivia, known for their towering peaks, high-altitude plateaus like the Altiplano, and dramatic landscapes that form part of South America's main mountain backbone.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bolivian Andes canonical 7
Andean mountains 2
Bolivian highlands 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range system
averageElevation high altitude
biodiversity Polylepis woodlands
high-Andean wetlands
puna grasslands
borderedBy Argentine Andes
linked to: Southern Andes

Chilean Andes
linked to: Southern Andes

Peruvian Andes
climate alpine climate (high peaks)
cold semi-arid (Altiplano)
humid montane (eastern slopes)
contains Altiplano plateau
Ancohuma
Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
Huayna Potosí
Illampu
Illimani
Lake Poopó (historical basin)
linked to: Poopó Lake

Lake Titicaca (Bolivian shore)
linked to: Lake Titicaca

Licancabur (Bolivian sector)
linked to: Licancabur volcano

Madidi National Park (Andean sector)
Nevado Sajama
Sajama National Park
Salar de Coipasa
Salar de Uyuni
Tunupa
Uturuncu
continent South America
country Bolivia
culturalSignificance center of Andean indigenous cultures
drainage Amazon Basin (eastern slopes)
Río de la Plata Basin (southern slopes)
endorheic Altiplano basins
feature endorheic basins
glaciated summits
high-altitude plateaus
intermontane valleys
volcanic peaks
geology subduction-related orogeny
hasPart Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Real
Cordillera de Apolobamba
Cordillera de Cochabamba
Cordillera de Lípez
Cordillera de Santa Vera Cruz
highestPoint Nevado Sajama
highestPointElevation 6542 m
inhabitedBy Aymara people
Quechua people
locatedIn central Bolivia
western Bolivia
majorCityInRegion Cochabamba
El Alto
La Paz
Oruro
Potosí
notableFauna Andean condor
alpaca
llama
vicuña
orogeny Andean orogeny
partOf Andes
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate
usedFor mining
mountaineering
pastoralism
tourism
traditional agriculture

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Referenced by (12)

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

American Cordillera hasPart Bolivian Andes
Potosí Department geographicalFeature Andean mountains
linked to: Bolivian Andes
Sajama National Park partOf Andes
linked to: Bolivian Andes
Uyuni hasNearbyFeature Andean mountains
linked to: Bolivian Andes
Illimani isMajorPeakOf Bolivian Andes
Parinacota Volcano hasViewOf Bolivian Andes
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway passesThrough Bolivian highlands
linked to: Bolivian Andes
Illimani locatedIn Bolivian Andes
subject linked to: A. Maquignaz
Singani productionRegion Bolivian Andes
subject linked to: singani
Bolivian Southern Highlands partOf Bolivian Andes
Sica Sica locatedInOrNear Bolivian highlands
linked to: Bolivian Andes