mountains

Japanese: mountains
mountains

…Mountains are usually grouped together and occupy a large area, forming what are called mountain ranges. When the main ridges form a long, continuous chain, they are called a mountain range. When several parallel mountain ranges overlap, they are called a mountain system or cordillera.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mountains" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山はふつう群がり集まって広い地域を占め,いわゆる〈山地mountains〉を形成しているが,その中でおもな山稜が長く脈状に連なっている場合を山脈という。山脈が並行していくつも重なっている部分を山系mountain system,cordilleraという。…

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