NALT

Preferred term

Andes region

Geographical

The area of the great mountain system of South America, extending 4500 miles along the entire west coast of South America from Tierra del Fuego in the south to Panama in the north and crossing through the countries of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina. The Andes region is made up of several parallel ranges, called cordilleras.

named geographical regions

Andean region
Andes mountains

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

52952

Spanish

Región Andina
Los Andes

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/105054

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Created 9/7/07, last modified 2/1/18