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CORDILLIERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cordillera
1, record 1, English, cordillera
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] long parallel range of rugged mountains, an extensive feature in the Americas and Eurasia. 2, record 1, English, - cordillera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(from old Spanish "cordilla", "cord" or "little rope"). 2, record 1, English, - cordillera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
More specifically, the term denotes the various ranges of the Andes of South America, and less frequently, any similar mountain range in the "world ridge", which rims the Pacific Ocean. In Colombia and Venezuela the cordilleras are named, according to position, Cordillera Occidental, Central, and Oriental. 3, record 1, English, - cordillera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In North America the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, and the mountains between them are collectively known as the Cordilleras, and the entire area has been termed the Cordilleran region. Cordilleras are quite small in Africa and occur only as interrupted islands in Australasia. 2, record 1, English, - cordillera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cordillère
1, record 1, French, cordill%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cordillière 2, record 1, French, cordilli%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cordillères correspondent à des panneaux de socle hercynien soulevés, supportant en discordance plusieurs milliers de mètres de sédiments secondaires et parfois tertiaires. 3, record 1, French, - cordill%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cordillère : Sens courant [avec un «C» majuscule] : Chaîne de montagnes (dans les pays de langue espagnole). [Par exemple] «Cordillère des Andes». 2, record 1, French, - cordill%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[En] géographie, cordillère (avec une minuscule) : Chaîne de montagnes (dans une région quelconque). [Par exemple : ] «La cordillère alpine». 2, record 1, French, - cordill%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cordillera
1, record 1, Spanish, cordillera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cadena montañosa alargada y estrecha. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cordillera
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