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American Cordillera
The
American Cordillera
is a chain of mountain ranges (
cordillera
) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of
North America
,
Central America
,
South America
and
Antarctica
. It is also the backbone of the
volcanic arc
that forms the eastern half of the
Pacific Ring of Fire
.
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