Cordillera

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A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, especially the principal mountain system of a continent or large island. it comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord".

Cordillera may refer to:

American cordillera, the mountain ranges forming the western backbone of North America and South America
Annamese Cordillera, Laos and Eastern Vietnam
Baetic Cordillera, Spain
several mountain ranges Cordillera Central
Cordillera Occidental Colombia,
several mountain ranges Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Occidental Ecuador,
Cordillera Occidental Peru,
Cordillera Department, Paraguay
Cordillera Province, Bolivia
Cordillera Province, Chile
Pacific Cordillera, an alternate name for the Pacific Coast Range in North America.

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