Cordillera Occidental

The Cordillera Occidental is the lowest in elevation of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The average altitude is 2,000 m and the highest peak is Cerro Tatamá at 4,100 m.
  • Mountain range rising to 4,250 metres (13,944 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cordillera del Chocó”
  • Description: mountain range in Colombia

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Cordillera Occidental

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Latitude
5.166° or 5° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
-76.105° or 76° 6′ 18″ west
Open location code
67Q55V8V+9X
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = mountain_range
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Cordillera Occidental” goes by many names.
Mendebaldeko MendikateaBasque
Mendebaldeko Mendikatea (Kolonbia)Basque
Cordillera OccidentalCebuano
Cordillera Occidental (kabukiran sa Colombia)Cebuano
Cordillera OccidentalCentral Bikol
Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)Central Bikol
哥倫比亞西部山脈Chinese
Západní KordilleraCzech
Cordillera OccidentalDutch
Cordillera OccidentalEsperanto
Cordillera Occidental (Kolombio)Esperanto
დასავლეთი კორდილიერებიGeorgian
დასავლეთი კორდილიერები (კოლუმბია)Georgian
Cordigliera OccidentaleItalian
Cordillera OccidentalItalian
オクシデンタル山脈Japanese
オクシデンタル山脈 (コロンビア)Japanese
Cordillera OccidentalLadin
Cordillera Occidentalis ColumbiaeLatin
Vakarų KordiljeraLithuanian
Cordillera OccidentalNorwegian
Cordillera OccidentalNorwegian Bokmål
Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)Norwegian Bokmål
Kordyliera ZachodniaPolish
Kordyliera Zachodnia w KolumbiiPolish
Западная КордильераRussian
Западная Кордильера (Колумбия)Russian
Zapadni KordiljeriSerbo-Croatian
Zapadni Kordiljeri (Kolumbija)Serbo-Croatian
Cordillera OccidentalSlovenian
Cordillera Occidental, KolumbijaSlovenian
Cordillera OccidentalSwedish
VästkordiljäranSwedish
Batı KordilerasıTurkish
Batı Kordilerası (Kolombiya)Turkish
Кордильєра-ОксидентальUkrainian
Cordejera OccidentaleVenetian

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