- Cordillera - Wikipedia
A cordillera is a chain or network of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas The term is borrowed from Spanish, where the word comes from cordilla, a diminutive of cuerda ('rope')
- Cordillera | Andes, Rockies Alps | Britannica
cordillera, (from old Spanish cordilla, “cord,” or “little rope”), a system of mountain ranges that often consist of a number of more or less parallel chains Cordilleras are an extensive feature in the Americas and Eurasia
- CORDILLERA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CORDILLERA is a system of mountain ranges often consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains
- Cordilleras in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia
A cordillera is a major system of often parallel mountain ranges that includes the intervening plateaus, valleys and plains In Canada, two cordilleras exist: the Western Cordillera and the Arctic Cordillera
- Cordilleras | Encyclopedia. com
cordillera 1 Broad assemblage of mountain ranges belonging to orogenic belts of different ages which formed originally at destructive plate margins 2 System of mountain ranges, together with their related plateaux and intermontane basins
- Understanding Cordilleras: Majestic Mountain Ranges of the World
What is a Cordillera? Derived from the Spanish word “cordilla,” meaning “little rope,” a cordillera refers to a vast system of interconnected mountain ranges These geological formations are characterized by their complex structure, often resulting from folding, faulting, and volcanic activity
- American Cordillera Project
Stretching nearly 9000 miles, the American Cordillera is the longest chain of mountains in the world, and it passes through some fifteen countries on its way from Alaska to Patagonia
- Cordillera - definition of cordillera by The Free Dictionary
cordillera (ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərə) n (Physical Geography) a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US [C18: from Spanish, from cordilla, literally: a little cord, from cuerda mountain range, cord]
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