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It seems that this article has had some difficulties in the past because of differences between U.S. and Canadian nomenclature, and the need to pick one or the other, or the need to explain both. I would suggest that it might be best to avoid country-specific jargon altogether, and that way we won't have to get into these language difficulties.
Per WP:Technical, "If an article is written in a highly technical manner, but the material permits a more understandable explanation, then editors are strongly encouraged to rewrite it." Anythingyouwant ( talk) 23:14, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to raise a suggestion that I made back in 2009. Can we name this article North American Cordillera ? My reasoning: that is what Encyclopedia Britannica calls the subject of the article. — hike395 ( talk) 10:36, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Here's an interesting query of the Google ngrams service: [3]. For books published in the late 20th century, both "Western Cordillera" and "North American Cordillera" are equally common. Given that many of the uses of "Western Cordillera" are actually in the Phillipines, etc., I think that North American Cordillera is the more modern term for the range being discussed. The fact that Britannica also uses that terminology makes me think we should move the article.
I'm thinking that the western cordillera is much more common that the eastern cordillera: take a look here [4], where "Eastern Cordillera of North America" never shows up in books. So, calling this article "North American Cordillera" shouldn't cause any confusion. — hike395 ( talk) 04:55, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
Western Cordillera → North American Cordillera – See above: North American Cordillera is a less ambiguous name than Western Cordillera (which can refer to North America, Philippines, or Borneo) (per WP:PRECISE). Further, North American Cordillera is just as common in Google Books as Western Cordillera. (per WP:UCN) Thanks! — hike395 ( talk) 20:50, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
The main problem I'm having right now with the article is figuring out how to describe the Columbia Mountains. This Wikipedia article classifies all the mountain ranges of this cordillera into three parts: coast mountains in the west, Nevadan mountains in the middle, and Laramide mountains in the east. But the Columbia Mountains are turning out to be a problem that could also mess up how we classify mountains further north. From what I can tell, the Columbia Mountains are a northern extension of some mountain ranges that are definitely considered part of the Rockies. But, in Holland's book about the physiography of Canada, the Columbia Mountains are not only considered to be west of the Rockies, but also west of the "Eastern System" of mountain ranges. Holland's reason seems to be that the "Rocky Trench" in Canada separates the Columbia Mountains from the Canadian Rockies. When I get a chance, I'd like to study this further, but don't have time right now. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 18:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
User:Typhoonstar created an article, The canadian cordillera, that consists of "THe Canadian Cordillera is one of seven physical regions in Canada. It is broken down into 3 parts. These are: The Taiga Cordillera, The Montane Cordillera, and the Boreal Cordillera". I was going to move a mention of these three areas into this article before redirecting that article to here (which I decided to do because I found that there's already a Canadian Cordillera that redirects here), but I don't know where that info would go, since the Canadian portion of the geology is itself split up among several sections. Is this a correct breakdown of some portion of the Canadian system, and can someone help by reflecting them in the article? —Largo Plazo ( talk) 16:49, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
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It seems that this article has had some difficulties in the past because of differences between U.S. and Canadian nomenclature, and the need to pick one or the other, or the need to explain both. I would suggest that it might be best to avoid country-specific jargon altogether, and that way we won't have to get into these language difficulties.
Per WP:Technical, "If an article is written in a highly technical manner, but the material permits a more understandable explanation, then editors are strongly encouraged to rewrite it." Anythingyouwant ( talk) 23:14, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to raise a suggestion that I made back in 2009. Can we name this article North American Cordillera ? My reasoning: that is what Encyclopedia Britannica calls the subject of the article. — hike395 ( talk) 10:36, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Here's an interesting query of the Google ngrams service: [3]. For books published in the late 20th century, both "Western Cordillera" and "North American Cordillera" are equally common. Given that many of the uses of "Western Cordillera" are actually in the Phillipines, etc., I think that North American Cordillera is the more modern term for the range being discussed. The fact that Britannica also uses that terminology makes me think we should move the article.
I'm thinking that the western cordillera is much more common that the eastern cordillera: take a look here [4], where "Eastern Cordillera of North America" never shows up in books. So, calling this article "North American Cordillera" shouldn't cause any confusion. — hike395 ( talk) 04:55, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
Western Cordillera → North American Cordillera – See above: North American Cordillera is a less ambiguous name than Western Cordillera (which can refer to North America, Philippines, or Borneo) (per WP:PRECISE). Further, North American Cordillera is just as common in Google Books as Western Cordillera. (per WP:UCN) Thanks! — hike395 ( talk) 20:50, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
The main problem I'm having right now with the article is figuring out how to describe the Columbia Mountains. This Wikipedia article classifies all the mountain ranges of this cordillera into three parts: coast mountains in the west, Nevadan mountains in the middle, and Laramide mountains in the east. But the Columbia Mountains are turning out to be a problem that could also mess up how we classify mountains further north. From what I can tell, the Columbia Mountains are a northern extension of some mountain ranges that are definitely considered part of the Rockies. But, in Holland's book about the physiography of Canada, the Columbia Mountains are not only considered to be west of the Rockies, but also west of the "Eastern System" of mountain ranges. Holland's reason seems to be that the "Rocky Trench" in Canada separates the Columbia Mountains from the Canadian Rockies. When I get a chance, I'd like to study this further, but don't have time right now. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 18:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
User:Typhoonstar created an article, The canadian cordillera, that consists of "THe Canadian Cordillera is one of seven physical regions in Canada. It is broken down into 3 parts. These are: The Taiga Cordillera, The Montane Cordillera, and the Boreal Cordillera". I was going to move a mention of these three areas into this article before redirecting that article to here (which I decided to do because I found that there's already a Canadian Cordillera that redirects here), but I don't know where that info would go, since the Canadian portion of the geology is itself split up among several sections. Is this a correct breakdown of some portion of the Canadian system, and can someone help by reflecting them in the article? —Largo Plazo ( talk) 16:49, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
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