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physical features of western North America, including the mountain ranges of the Western Cordillera
physical features of western North America, including the mountain ranges of the Western Cordillera

Western Cordillera

mountains, North America
Also known as: North American Cordillera, Pacific Cordillera
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Western Cordillera, in western North America, a system of mountain ranges extending from the U.S. state of Alaska through northwestern Canada, the western United States, and into Mexico. The largest range is the Canadian Rockies; others include the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades, and the Coast Ranges. The continent’s youngest mountains, they are in many places very high and rugged. Most of the Western Cordillera was built between about 170 million and 40...

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