Altiplano Cundiboyacense
The Altiplano Cundiboyacense (Spanish pronunciation: [altiˈplano kundiβoʝaˈsense]) is a high plateau located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes covering parts of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Altiplano Cundiboyacense comprises three distinctive flat regions; the Bogotá savanna, the valleys of Ubaté and Chiquinquirá, and the valleys of Duitama and Sogamoso. The average altitude of the altiplano is about 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) above sea level but ranges from roughly 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).
Altiplano Cundiboyacense | |
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Plateau | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′08″N 73°25′17″W | |
| Location | Bogotá, Cundinamarca & Boyacá Colombia |
| Range | Andes |
| Part of | Eastern Ranges |
| Offshore water bodies | Water bodies |
| Age | Miocene-recent |
| Orogeny | Andean |
| Geology | Geology |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,600 m (8,500 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 4,000 m (13,000 ft) |
| Volcanic field | Paipa-Iza volcanic complex |
| Last eruption | Late Pliocene |
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