Sumapaz Uplands

plateau, South America

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The Sumapaz Uplands are a plateau region located in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. This elevated area ranges in elevation from 10,000 to 13,000 feet. The Sumapaz Uplands are part of the Cordillera Oriental, which is the widest and longest of Colombia's three main Andean ranges. This region is characterized by its alpine vegetation, known as páramo, which includes tussock grasses and cushion plants. The páramo biome is adapted to low temperatures and high humidity, with the treelike frailejón (Espeletia) being a distinctive feature of the landscape.12

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Colombia
Relief
…the high, unsettled massif of Sumapaz, with elevations up to 13,000 feet (4,000 metres). High plateaus were formed in the Quaternary Period by the deposition of sediments in depressions that had been occupied by lakes. The most important of these is the savanna area called the Sabana de Bogotá. Farther…
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…the high, unsettled massif of Sumapaz, with elevations up to 13,000 feet (4,000 metres). High plateaus were formed in the Quaternary Period by the deposition of sediments in depressions that had been occupied by lakes. The most important of these is the savanna area called the Sabana de Bogotá. Farther…
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Andes Mountains
Physiography of the Northern Andes
…small depression rises into the Sumapaz Uplands, which range in elevation from 10,000 to 13,000 feet. North of the Sumapaz Upland the range divides into two, enclosing a large plain 125 miles wide and 200 miles long, often interrupted by small transverse chains that form several upland basins called sabanas…
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…small depression rises into the Sumapaz Uplands, which range in elevation from 10,000 to 13,000 feet. North of the Sumapaz Upland the range divides into two, enclosing a large plain 125 miles wide and 200 miles long, often interrupted by small transverse chains that form several upland basins called sabanas…
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