North American Cordillera

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cordillera mountain system physiographic region

The North American Cordillera is the vast, complex chain of mountain ranges running along western North America from Alaska through Canada and the United States into Mexico, encompassing systems such as the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
North American Cordillera canonical	30
Western Cordillera of North America	5
Canadian Cordillera	4
North American Cordilleran System	2
Rocky Mountains	2
Western North America	2
Canadian mainland Rockies	1
Cordillera (North American Cordillera)	1
North American Cordillera tectonic system	1
Pacific Cordillera	1
Pacific Mountain System	1
Pacific Northwest Cordillera	1
Pacific Ranges	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11990 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: North American Cordillera
Context triple: [Sierra Nevada, mountainSystem, North American Cordillera]

A. Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is a major mountain range in the western United States known for its dramatic granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe.
B. Coastal Ranges
The Coastal Ranges are a series of mountain ranges running along California’s Pacific coast, known for their rugged terrain, diverse ecosystems, and influence on the state’s climate and agriculture.
C. West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United States is the Pacific Ocean–facing region of the country, commonly referring to the coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington known for major port cities, diverse climates, and significant cultural and economic influence.
D. North America
North America is a large continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres that includes countries such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
E. Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert is a vast arid region in the southwestern United States known for its extreme temperatures, unique desert ecosystems, and iconic landscapes such as Death Valley and Joshua Tree.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: North American Cordillera
Target entity description: The North American Cordillera is the vast, complex chain of mountain ranges running along western North America from Alaska through Canada and the United States into Mexico, encompassing systems such as the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada.

A. Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is a major mountain range in the western United States known for its dramatic granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe.
B. Coastal Ranges
The Coastal Ranges are a series of mountain ranges running along California’s Pacific coast, known for their rugged terrain, diverse ecosystems, and influence on the state’s climate and agriculture.
C. West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United States is the Pacific Ocean–facing region of the country, commonly referring to the coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington known for major port cities, diverse climates, and significant cultural and economic influence.
D. North America
North America is a large continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres that includes countries such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
E. Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert is a vast arid region in the southwestern United States known for its extreme temperatures, unique desert ecosystems, and iconic landscapes such as Death Valley and Joshua Tree.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cordillera ⓘ mountain system ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	North American Cordillera ⓘ surface form: North American Cordilleran System North American Cordillera ⓘ surface form: Western Cordillera of North America
biome	alpine tundra ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
contains	Alaska Range ⓘ Baja California Peninsula ranges ⓘ Brooks Range ⓘ Cascade Range ⓘ Coast Mountains ⓘ Columbia Mountains ⓘ Basin and Range Province ⓘ surface form: Great Basin ranges Klamath Mountains ⓘ Peninsular Ranges ⓘ North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rocky Mountains Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.) Transverse Ranges ⓘ Yukon Ranges ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States of America ⓘ Mexico ⓘ surface form: United States of Mexico
extendsFrom	Alaska ⓘ
extendsTo	Mexico ⓘ
formedBy	subduction ⓘ terrane accretion ⓘ
geologicalSetting	active continental margin ⓘ convergent plate margin ⓘ
highestPoint	Denali ⓘ
highestPointElevation	6190 metres ⓘ
influences	climate of western North America ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	western North America ⓘ
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
parallelTo	Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
partOf	North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pacific Mountain System
physiographicDivisionOf	North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: North American Cordilleran System
separates	Pacific coast of North America ⓘ surface form: Pacific coastal plains interior plains of North America ⓘ

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Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Nevada → mountainSystem → North American Cordillera ⓘ

North America → hasMajorMountainRange → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rocky Mountains

North American Cordillera → contains → North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rocky Mountains

North American Cordillera → partOf → North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Mountain System

North American Cordillera → physiographicDivisionOf → North American Cordillera self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American Cordilleran System

North American Cordillera → alsoKnownAs → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of North America

North American Cordillera → alsoKnownAs → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American Cordilleran System

Sierra Madre Occidental → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Sierra Madre Oriental → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Canada West Coast → hasPart → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Ranges

Baja California Peninsula ranges → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Western Conference → regionServed → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western North America

Sierra Madre del Sur → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Columbia Plateau → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Mount Garibaldi → belongsTo → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Alaska Range → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Columbia Mountains → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Farallon Plate → influencedFormationOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Yukon Ranges → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Colorado Plateau → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Chugach Mountains → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Western Conference (AHL) → teamLocationFocus → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western North America

Garlock Fault → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American Cordillera tectonic system

Nootka Fault → geologicalProvince → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Intermontane Plateaus → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Coast Plutonic Complex → isPartOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Cordillera

Coast Plutonic Complex → isPartOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Pacific Ranges → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Cordillera

Aleutian Range → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Pacific Coast Ranges → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Garibaldi Volcanic Belt → geologicalProvince → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Cordillera

Cascadian orogeny → geologicalProvince → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest Cordillera

Cordilleran orogeny → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Peninsular Ranges Batholith → tectonicProvince → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Mount Columbia → isSecondHighestPeakOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian mainland Rockies

Interior Ranges → partOfLargerRegion → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of North America

Rocky Mountain Trench → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Great Basin Range → physiographicDivisionOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Sierra Nevada batholith → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Insular Mountains → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Interior Plateau → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Cordillera

Interior Plateau → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of North America

Arctic Cordillera → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

snow-capped Rocky Mountains → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of North America

Cordilleran Ice Sheet → namedAfter → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cordillera (North American Cordillera)

Cayley Glacier → isPartOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Cordillera

Central Oregon Cascades → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Cordillera of North America

Cascade Range glaciers → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

Saint Elias Mountains → partOf → North American Cordillera ⓘ

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