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".
Notable cordilleras
- Arctic Cordillera, the mountain ranges forming the northeastern edge of North America
- 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 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 Pacific Coast Ranges in North America
- 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
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