Cordillera de Mérida

The Cordillera de Mérida is a mountain range, or massif, in northwestern . The Cordillera de Mérida is a northeastern extension of the Andes Mountains and the most important branch of the Venezuelan Andes.
  • Mountain range rising to 2,600 metres (8,530 feet)
  • Description: mountain range in Venezuela
  • Also known as
    “Andes”
    “Andes de Mérida”
    “Cordillera Merideña”
    “Sierra de Mérida”
    “Sierra Nevada de Mérida”

Places of Interest

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is the highest mountain in , at 4,978 metres.
is Venezuela's fourth-highest peak, at 4,883 metres above sea level.

Cordillera de Mérida

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Latitude
8.55° or 8° 33′ north
Longitude
-71.035° or 71° 2′ 6″ west
Open location code
67WCGXX8+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Cordillera de Mérida” goes by many names.
سلسلة جبال ميريدةArabic
Cordillera de MéridaBasque
Кордилера де МеридаBulgarian
Serralada de MéridaCatalan
Cordillera de MéridaCebuano
梅里達山脈Chinese
Cordillera de MéridaCroatian
Cordillera de MéridaCzech
Méridská KordilleraCzech
Cordillera de MéridaDutch
سلسلة جبال ميريداEgyptian Arabic
Cordillera de MéridaEsperanto
Cordilleira de MéridaGalician
კორდილიერა-დე-მერიდაGeorgian
Cordigliera di MéridaItalian
メリダ山脈Japanese
Cordillera de MéridaLadin
Meridos KordiljeraLithuanian
Cordillera de MéridaPolish
Кордильера-де-МеридаRussian
Cordillera de MéridaSerbo-Croatian
Méridská KordilleraSlovak
Cordillera de MéridaSlovenian
Meridska KordiljeraSlovenian
Cordillera de MéridaSwedish
Кордильєра-де-МеридаUkrainian
Кордильєра-де-МерідаUkrainian
Cordejera de MéridaVenetian

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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Venezuela: Highlights

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