cordilleras in English

noun
1
a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rockies.
In the western part, the Andean cordillera (system of mountain ranges) extends from north to south.

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1. Cordilleras are an extensive feature in …

2. T1 - Lead isotope systematics in Batholithic rocks of the Western and Coastal Cordilleras, Peru

3. Cordillera (plural Cordilleras) An extensive, continent - wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.

4. The precipitous mountains of the Cordilleras are so steep that they could normally not be used for farming.

5. Figuratively the term is used to designate an empty Babbler. TRAVELS IN PERU, ON THE COAST, IN THE SIERRA, ACROSS THE CORDILLERAS AND THE ANDES, INTO THE PRIMEVAL FORESTS J

6. The last division of Acclivity is called by the natives the Antarangra (copper rock). TRAVELS IN PERU, ON THE COAST, IN THE SIERRA, ACROSS THE CORDILLERAS AND THE ANDES, INTO THE PRIMEVAL FORESTS J

7. Cordillera [ kôr′dl-yâr ′ə ] A long and wide chain of mountains, especially the main mountain range of a large landmass. Cordilleras can include the valleys, basins, rivers, lakes, plains, and plateaus …