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Geological Formation

Cerro de Arcos

Erosional and Karst Formations

Cerro de Arcos is a windswept rock formation in the high paramo of Ecuador's southern sierra, on the border between the provinces of El Oro and Loja. It stands at an elevation of about 3,700 metres on the elevated plain between the Cordillera de Chilla and the Cordillera de Timbayacu. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Caused By

Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cerro de Arcos

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cerro de Arcos
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Found In

Ecuador

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Cerro de Arcos
Sources
Cerro de Arcos (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Cerro de Arcos (English: Hill of arches) is a windswept rock formation in the high páramo of the Ecuadorian southern sierra.
  • In Group: Rock Pillars, Towers and Weathered Rock Groups, Lead sentence
    The Cerro de Arcos (English: Hill of arches) is a windswept rock formation in the high páramo of the Ecuadorian southern sierra.
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Wikidata: Cerro de Arcos
Wikidata Q5064999, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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