Cordillera
A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline (e.g. the Andes). It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord". This term may be encountered in various scientific fields, but it has historically been used particularly in the field of physical geography.[1]
Notable cordilleras
- Arctic Cordillera, the mountain ranges along northeastern edge of the Arctic Archipelago and the northeasternmost part of the Ungava Peninsula in Labrador and Quebec, Canada
- American Cordillera, the mountain ranges forming the western backbone of North America and South America
- Annamese Cordillera (Annamite Range), Laos and eastern Vietnam
- Baetic Cordillera, Spain
- Central Cordillera (New Guinea Highlands)
- Cordillera Cantábrica, [[dgaggsgg* Cordillera Central, several mountain ranges
- Cordillera Occidental, Andes, Colombia and Ecuador
- Cordillera Occidental, Peru
- Cordillera Oriental, several mountain ranges
- Pacific Cordillera, an alternate name for the Western Cordillera in North America, usually used in Canada. This term is sometimes also mis-used for the Pacific Coast Ranges.
- Mexican Cordillera, consisting of the Juarez Segment, the Huayacocotla Segment, the Victoria Segment, and the Nuevoleones Cordillera
- Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), encompassing the Cordillera Central mountains of the Philippines
- Cordillera de los Andes, South America
- Cordillera de la Costa (Chilean Coast Range)
- Cordillera de la Costa (Venezuelan Coastal Range)
- Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela
- Gran Cordillera Region (Northern Philippines)
- East Australian Cordillera
- Southern Pacific Cordillera, Mindanao, Philippines
Other uses