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  2. North American Cordillera - Wikipedia

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    In the Alaska panhandle, the mainland mountain ranges and offshore islands (the Alexander Archipelago) are extensions of respective ranges further south. [15] In Canada, the North American Cordillera is usually divided into three physiographic regions: the western system, the interior system, and the eastern system. [16]

  3. American Cordillera - Wikipedia

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    The American Cordillera (/ ˌ k ɔːr d əl ˈ j ɛ r ə / KOR-dəl-YERR-ə) is a chain of mountain ranges (cordilleras), consisting of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of the Americas. [2] Aconcagua is the highest peak of the chain.

  4. List of mountain ranges - Wikipedia

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    Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.

  5. Pacific Coast Ranges - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Coast Ranges are part of the North American Cordillera (sometimes known as the Western Cordillera, or in Canada, as the Pacific Cordillera and/or the Canadian Cordillera), which includes the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Mountains, the Interior Mountains, the Interior Plateau, the Sierra Nevada, the Great Basin mountain ranges, and ...

  6. Cordillera - Wikipedia

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    American Cordillera, the mountain ranges forming the western backbone of North America and South America. North American Cordillera (also called Pacific Cordillera or Western Cordillera of North America), comprising the mountain ranges of western North America Cordillera Central, Costa Rica; Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic on the island ...

  7. Rocky Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) [ 3 ] in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada , to New Mexico in the Southwestern United States .

  8. Category:Mountain ranges of North America - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... North American Cordillera (11 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Mountain ranges of North America"

  9. Category:North American Cordillera - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Mountain ranges of Yukon (3 C, 21 P) Pages in category "North American Cordillera"