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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.
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]
Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands. Cordillera Central , meaning central range in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges: Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation) , several mountain ranges in South America
Cordillera Central, Andes (Spanish: "central mountains"), several mountain ranges share the name, such as the one in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; Cordillera Occidental ("western mountains"), several mountain ranges share the name, such as the one in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Aleutian Islands: Boundary Ranges: Puget Trough: Olympic Mountains: Oregon Coast Range: Klamath Mountains: California Trough: California Coast Ranges: Transverse Ranges (Los Angeles Mountains) Lower California province Peninsular Ranges: Rocky Mountain System: Wyoming Basin Columbia Mountains: Columbia Highlands Interior Plateau Southern Rocky ...
The longest mountain range in the world (above sea level) is the Andes, consisting of several subranges. Cordillera de los Andes, in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela: Cordillera Central, Colombia; Cordillera Occidental, Colombia; Cordillera Oriental, Colombia, Venezuela Serranía del Perijá, Colombia, Venezuela
The list of peaks that follows is not complete, but the peaks are all notable. Island high points (whose prominence is equal to their elevation) can be found at the List of islands by highest point; hence most are not included below. Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence.
Islands; Mountains (Extreme summits; ... Cordillera Central, Costa Rica: 3432 m 11,260 ft: ... List of mountain peaks of Central America.