World Record Title: The longest mountain ranges: Cordillera
World Record Holder: Cordillera
World Record Fields: The longest mountain ranges
World Record Rules: The longest mountain ranges
World Record Number: 20120500010
World Record Validity Period: Until the world record was broken.
World Record Witness: Carrying the Flag World Records certifier 006
World Records Source: World record database of Carrying the Flag
Awarding certificate Date: May 3, 2012
World Record Details:

      The longest mountain ranges: Cordillera. About 1.5 million meters. Cordillera world's longest mountain folds. Foreign Name: Cordillera. North American continent north to south west. North of Alaska, south to Tierra del Fuego, stretching about 15,000 km. Genus Cenozoic fold belt. Complex structure composed by a series of folds faults, crustal movement continues today, many volcanic earthquakes, volcanic Pacific seismic belt is an important part. Mountains generally north-south or northwest - southeast direction. By a series of parallel mountain ranges, mountain plateaus and basins. Gao Taishan Department's rise and barrier effect on the South American continental climate, hydrology network distribution, geographical regional differentiation, cultural landscape and transit layout tremendous impact. Copper, lead, zinc, tin, gold, silver, oil, coal, sulfur, saltpeter and other mineral resources.