the Andes
noun[plural]
uk/ˈæn.diːz/us/ˈæn.diːz/alargegroupofmountainsin Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina:
Interestingly, though itdealswithtraditionalindigenousclothingin the Andes, thisbookis not abouttextilesorweaving.
Climaticconditionsvaryconsiderablythrough the Andes.
- Theboundarycoincideswith thefoothillsof the Andes.
- Theclimatein the Andesvariesgreatlydependingonlatitude,altitude, andproximityto thesea.
- Throughout the Andestheirtoilandgeniushad beencutinto thelanditself.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Appalachian Mountains