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Write a short note on Western Cordilleras.

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Write what is Western Cordilleras, its extent, ranges it include etc.

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Western Cordillera are a chain of young fold mountains. The Western Cordilleras run from Alaska in the northwest to Isthmus of Panama in the south for around 6900km along the Pacific coast.
The Rockies are the highest part of western cordilleras. They are permanently snow-covered. The Western Cordilleras consists of many ranges like: Alaska range, Rocky mountains, Cascade range, Sierra Neveda, Sierra Madre.

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