Cordilleras

(kôr′dil yer′əz)

mountain system of W North America, including all mountains between the E Rockies & the Pacific coast
mountain system of W South America; Andes

See Cordilleras in American Heritage Dictionary 4

The entire complex of mountain ranges in western North America, Mexico, Central America, and South America, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn.

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