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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Geographical Locations
  2. named geographical regions
  3. Andes region

Preferred term

Andes region

Type

  • Geographical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Andean region
  • Andes mountains

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URI

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

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