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WESTERN CORDILLERA [1 record]

Record 1 2023-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

[The Western Cordillera in western North America is] a system of mountain ranges extending from the U.S. state of Alaska through northwestern Canada, the western United States, and into Mexico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ensemble de montagnes et de plateaux qui forme l'ouest de l'Amérique du Nord, sur 7 200 km de longueur (8 000 avec la partie mexicaine) et 800 à 2 000 km de largeur.

Spanish

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