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Definition of CORDILLERA

Cordillera
Cordillera Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla, cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord.] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain. Note: Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.

Meaning of CORDILLERA from wikipedia

- A cordillera is a chain and/or network system of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas. The term is borrowed from Spanish, where...
- The American Cordillera (/ˌkɔːrdəlˈjɛrə/ KOR-dəl-YERR-ə) is a chain of mountain ranges (cordilleras), consisting of an almost continuous sequence of mountain...
- Cordillera Province may refer to: Cordillera Province, Bolivia Cordillera Province, Chile Cordillera This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
- Cordillera Oriental (Ecuador) Cordillera Oriental (Peru) Search for "cordillera oriental" on Wikipedia. Cordillera Orient (disambiguation) Cordillera...
- Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America Cordillera Blanca, Peru Cordillera Central, Bolivia Cordillera Central...
- Cordillera Occidental is Spanish for "Western mountain". It may refer to: Cordillera Occidental (Colombia) Cordillera Occidental (Ecuador) Cordillera...
- The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; Ilocano: Rehion/Deppaar Administratibo ti Kordiliera; Filipino: Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Cordillera), also...
- Cordillera de la Costa (Spanish coast range) may refer to the following mountain ranges: Chilean Coast Range Venezuelan Coastal Range Coast Range (disambiguation)...
- regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone. The Huayhuash range is 30 km long north to south...
- North American Cordillera, sometimes also called the Western Cordillera of North America, the Western Cordillera, or the Pacific Cordillera, is the North...