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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: COM-COR |
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CORDILLERA , a Spanish term
chain of mountains, derived from the Old Spanish cordilla, the diminutive of cuerda, a cord or rope. The name was first given to the Andes ranges of South
system
Mexico
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continent crossed by them has been termed the " Cordilleran region." Although the name has been applied to the eastern mountain
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