Intermediate Depression

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Intermediate Depression is a major longitudinal valley in central Chile that separates the coastal range from the Andes and hosts many of the country’s main cities and agricultural areas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Depresión Intermedia 1
Intermediate Depression canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
longitudinal valley
boundedBy Andes to the east
Chilean Coastal Range to the west
contains Chillán
Curicó
Los Ángeles (Chile)
linked to: Los Ángeles, Chile

Osorno
Puerto Montt
Rancagua
Santiago
Talca
Temuco
Valdivia
country Chile
crossedBy Biobío River
Bueno River
Imperial River
Maipo River
Maule River
Maullín River
Rapel River
Toltén River
Valdivia River
drainage primarily toward the Pacific Ocean via transverse rivers
extendsParallelTo Pacific coast of Chile
formsPartOf Andean foreland system
linked to: Andean foreland
geologicalOrigin tectonic subsidence between coastal range and Andes
hasClimate Mediterranean climate in central section
temperate rainy climate in southern section
hasEconomicImportance dairy production in southern Chile
fruit production regions of Chile
viticulture regions of central Chile
hasLocalName Depresión Intermedia
knownFor high agricultural productivity
hosting many of Chile’s main cities
languageOfName English
localNameLanguage Spanish
locatedIn central Chile
majorUse agriculture
livestock raising
urban settlement
orientation north–south
partOf Chilean Central Valley system
separates Andes
Chilean Coastal Range
topography broad valley floor with gentle relief in many sectors

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Central Chile hasValley Intermediate Depression
subject linked to: central Chile
Intermediate Depression hasLocalName Depresión Intermedia
linked to: Intermediate Depression