Sierra mountains
Sierra is a Spanish word meaning "saw". The corresponding word in Portuguese, Catalan and Latin is serra. This name is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking and other countries (with the word serra used in Portuguese-speaking countries).
Sierra or Sierras may refer to:
- Argentina
- Sierra de Córdoba in the central region of the country
- Antofagasta de la Sierra
- Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas on the border of Argentina and Chile
- Brazil
- Serra do Mar in the country's southeast
- Chile
- Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano)
- Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas on the border of Argentina and Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Sierra Negra (Galápagos) in Galápagos Province, Ecuador
- Mexico
- Sierra de Juárez in Baja California
- Sierra Madre del Sur in the country's south
- Sierra Madre Occidental in the northwest of the country
- Sierra Madre Oriental in the northeast of the country
- Sierra Nevada (Mexico), see Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, running across the central portion of the country
- Sierra San Pedro Mártir in Baja California
- Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico
- The Philippines
- Sierra Madre (Philippines) on the island of Luzon
- Portugal
- Serra da Estrela in the north central region of the country
- Serra de Montejunto in the west region of the country
- Serra da Vila in the west region of the country
- Serra do Socorro in the west region of the country
- Spain
- Sierra de Gata in the west region of the country
- Sierra de Gredos near the central region of the country
- Sierra de Guadarrama in the central part of the country
- Sierra de Mijas in the south region of the country
- Sierra Morena in the country's south
- Sierra Nevada (Spain) in the southeast region of the country
- The United States
- Sierra Ancha in central Arizona
- Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)
- Sierra Estrella in southwestern Arizona
- Sierra Madre Mountains (California) in southwestern California
- Sierra Nevada (U.S.), also known as The Sierras and located in California and Nevada
- Uruguay
- Sierra de Minas in the central part of the country
- Sierra de Carapé in the central part of the country
See also
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