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Barranca de Oblatos

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Barranca de Oblatos, also known as Barranca de Huentitan, is a canyon carved by the Rio Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It lies on the northeast side of the municipality of Guadalajara and touches the edges of the municipalities of Tonala, Zapotlanejo, Ixtlahuacan del Rio and Zapopan within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. 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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National Park or Reserve 1
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Erosion, Processes

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

Source Wikidata: Barranca de Oblatos

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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: Barranca de Oblatos
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Source Wikidata: Barranca de Oblatos
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1. Barranca de Oblatos (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It lies on the northeast side of the municipality of Guadalajara and on the edge of the municipalities of Tonalá, Zapotlanejo, Ixtlahuacán del Río and Zapopan in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.
  • Article text
    On June 5, 1997 the canyon was declared a Nature reserve, under the category of Zone subject to Ecological Conservation Protected Area
  • In Group: Canyons, Lead paragraph
    Barranca de Oblatos (English: Oblatos Canyon), also known as Barranca de Huentitán, is a canyon carved by the Río Grande de Santiago in Mexico in the state of Jalisco.
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Wikidata: Barranca de Oblatos
Wikidata Q4863227, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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