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Geological Formation

Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Sierra Nevada del Cocuy is a series of highlands and glaciated peaks at the easternmost point of the Cordillera Oriental, part of the Andes in Colombia, forming the highest range of the Eastern Cordillera and holding the largest glacial mass in South America north of the Equator. Its remaining eighteen ice-covered peaks, along with glacial lakes and waterfalls, sit within a protected national park established in 1977 for the range's fragile paramo ecosystems, extraordinary biodiversity and endemism, and its role as a corridor for migratory species amid climate change. This entity documents Sierra Nevada del Cocuy specifically as a geological formation, the highest glaciated range of Colombia's Eastern Cordillera and the largest glacial mass in South America north of the Equator.

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Connections

Associated With

Cretaceous, Eras
Source Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)
Mudstone, Materials
Source Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)
Quartzite, Materials
Source Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines
Source Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Colombia

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
  • Wikidata Q1068068, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita or Guican National Natural Park
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Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (Wikipedia)
  • Associated With: Cretaceous, Article text, age Cretaceous
    In general, the geology of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy consists on sedimentary rocks from the Cretaceous, broadly made up of sequences of quartzites, sandstones and fine-grained mudstones of Aptian and Cenomanian ages.
  • Associated With: Quartzite, Article text, rock Quartzite
    In general, the geology of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy consists on sedimentary rocks from the Cretaceous, broadly made up of sequences of quartzites, sandstones and fine-grained mudstones of Aptian and Cenomanian ages.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Article text, rock Sandstone
    In general, the geology of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy consists on sedimentary rocks from the Cretaceous, broadly made up of sequences of quartzites, sandstones and fine-grained mudstones of Aptian and Cenomanian ages.
  • Associated With: Mudstone, Article text, rock Mudstone
    In general, the geology of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy consists on sedimentary rocks from the Cretaceous, broadly made up of sequences of quartzites, sandstones and fine-grained mudstones of Aptian and Cenomanian ages.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
    The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita or Guican National Natural Park (or Sierra Nevada de Chita or Sierra Nevada de Güicán, Spanish: Parque Natural Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican is a national park and a series of highlands and glaciated peaks located within the Cordillera Oriental mountain ran
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