Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
| Cordillera Oriental (Eastern Ranges) | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ritacuba Blanco[1] |
| Elevation | 5,410 m (17,750 ft) |
| Listing | Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Serranía de los Yariguíes, Serranía de las Quinchas, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Serranía del Perijá |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) SW-NE |
| Area | 144,252 km2 (55,696 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Neoproterozoic-Holocene |
| Mountain type | Andean Subduction-related orogen |
The Cordillera Oriental (English: Eastern Ranges) is the widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The range extends from south to north dividing from the Colombian Massif in Huila Department to Norte de Santander Department where it splits into the Serranía del Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuelan Andes. The highest peak is Ritacuba Blanco at 5,410 m (17,750 ft) in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy.
Contents
1 Geography
2 Protected areas
3 Regional geology
4 See also
5 References
Geography
The western part of the Cordillera Oriental belongs to the Magdalena River basin, while the eastern part includes the river basins of the Amazon River, Orinoco River, and Catatumbo River. Within it, the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy (with the only snowy peaks in this mountain range) stand out. The mountain range contains the most páramos in the world, of which Ocetá is widely considered the most beautiful.
Protected areas
- Cueva de los Guácharos
- Chingaza National Natural Park
- Yariguíes National Park
- Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
- Sumapaz Páramo
- Tamá National Natural Park
- Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area
- Lake Iguaque
- Guanentá Alto Río Fonce Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
- Catatumbo Barí National Natural Park
- Los Picachos National Natural Park
- Pisba National Natural Park
Regional geology
| Age | Paleomap | VMM | Guaduas-Vélez | W Emerald Belt | Villeta anticlinal | Chiquinquirá- Arcabuco | Tunja- Duitama | Altiplano Cundiboyacense | El Cocuy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maastrichtian |  | Umir Fm. | Córdoba Fm. | Seca Fm. | eroded | Guadalupe Gp. | Colón-Mito Juan Fm. | ||||||
Umir Fm. | |||||||||||||
| Campanian | Córdoba Fm. | ||||||||||||
Oliní Gp. | |||||||||||||
| Santonian | La Luna Fm. | Cimarrona Fm. - La Tabla Fm. | La Luna Fm. | ||||||||||
| Coniacian | Oliní Gp. | Villeta Gp | Conejo Fm. | Chipaque Fm. | |||||||||
Güagüaquí Gp | Loma Gorda Fm. | undefined | La Frontera Fm. | ||||||||||
| Turonian |  | Hondita Fm. | La Frontera Fm. | Otanche Fm. | |||||||||
| Cenomanian | Simití Fm. | hiatus | La Corona Gb. | Simijaca Fm. | Capacho Fm. | ||||||||
| Pacho Fm. | Hiló Fm. - Pacho Fm. | Churuvita Fm. | Une Fm. | Aguardiente Fm. | |||||||||
| Albian |  | Hiló Fm. | Chiquinquirá Sst. | Tibasosa Fm. | Une Fm. | ||||||||
| Tablazo Fm. | Tablazo Fm. | Capotes Fm. - La Palma Fm. - Simití Fm. | Simití Fm. | Tibú-Mercedes Fm. | |||||||||
| Aptian | Capotes Fm. | Socotá Fm. - El Peñón Fm. | Paja Fm. | Fómeque Fm. | |||||||||
| Paja Fm. | Paja Fm. | El Peñón Fm. | Trincheras Fm. | Río Negro Fm. | |||||||||
La Naveta Fm. | |||||||||||||
| Barremian |  | ||||||||||||
| Hauterivian | Muzo Fm. | Cáqueza Gp | Las Juntas Fm. | ||||||||||
| Rosablanca Fm. | Ritoque Fm. | ||||||||||||
| Valanginian | Ritoque Fm. | Furatena Fm. | Útica Fm. - Murca Fm. | Rosablanca Fm. | Girón Fm. | Macanal Fm. | |||||||
Rosablanca Fm. | |||||||||||||
| Berriasian |  | Cumbre Fm. | Cumbre Fm. | Los Medios Fm. | Guavio Fm. | ||||||||
| Tambor Fm. | Arcabuco Fm. | Cumbre Fm. | |||||||||||
Sources | |||||||||||||
See also
- Geography of Colombia
Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Bogotá savanna, Tenza Valley
Cordillera Central, Occidental, Andean Region, Venezuelan Andes, continuation of this mountain system
References
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