AllExperts > Encyclopedia 
Search      
Find out about volunteering to AllExperts

Sierra: Encyclopedia BETA


Free Encyclopedia
 Index · Browse A-Z  · Questions and Answers ·
Encyclopedia

Browse A-Z
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZNum


License
Disclaimer

 
 
 
 
Free Online Courses
12 Weeks to Weight Loss
Take Charge of Stress
Learn How to Bake
Budgeting 101
Deeper Faith
DIY Fashion Makeover

       MORE E-COURSES
 
   

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Misc

Sierra



Sierra may mean:
*Ford Sierra, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1993, the successor to the Taunus/Cortina
*GMC Sierra, a full-size pickup truck produced by General Motors
*Jamón serrano, Spanish for "Sierra ham"
*The letter S in the NATO phonetic alphabet
*Sierra (tequila), a brand of tequila
*Acme Sierra, a American experimental aircraft built in 1948

Organizations

*Sierra Bullets, an ammunition manufacturing company
*Sierra Club, an environmental organization in the United States
*Sierra Club of Canada, an environmental organization in Canada
*Sierra Digital Productions, a defunct record label from the early 1990's.
*Sierra Entertainment, a computer game company
*Sierra Systems, an information technology and business consulting company
*Sierra Wireless, a wireless communications equipment manufacturer

In fiction

*Sierra (film), a 1950 film starring Tony Curtis
*Sierra (TV series), a 1974-1975 NBC television show that aired on Thursday nights
*Sierra (The Land Before Time character), a character in The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire.

Place names

A sierra is a word from the Spanish language meaning a mountain range (serra in Portuguese), the word literally means "saw." It is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking or formerly Spanish-speaking countries.
* High Sierra Trail, in California, United States
* Republic of Sierra Leone, Africa
* Sierra (Ecuador)
* Sierra County, California
* Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests, in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra National Forest, in California, United States
* Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), in Andalusia, Spain
* Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela), in Venezuela
* Sierra Nevada Observatory, Granada, Spain
* Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park in northern Columbia
* Sierra de las Nieves, in Andalusia, Spain
* Sierra Valley, California

Mountain ranges

* In Argentina:
** Sierra de Córdoba, in the central region of the country
* In Brazil:
** Serra do Mar, in the southeast of the country
* In Mexico:
** Sierra Juárez, in Baja California
** Sierra Madre del Sur, in the south of the country
** Sierra Madre Occidental, in the northwest of the country
** Sierra Madre Oriental, in the northeast of the country
** Sierra Nevada (Mexico), runs across the central portion of the country
** Sierra San Pedro Mártir, in Baja California
* In the Philippines:
** Sierra Madre (Philippines), on the island of Luzon
* In Portugal:
** Serra da Estrela, in the central region of the country
*In Spain:
** Sierra de Gata, in the west 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 of the country
** Sierra Morena, in the county's south
** Sierra Nevada (Spain), in the southeast of the country
* In the United States:
** Sierra Ancha in central Arizona
** Sierra Blanca, in New Mexico
** Sierra Estrella, in southwestern Arizona
** Sierra Madre Mountains (California), in southwestern California
** Sierra Nevada (US), also known as The Sierras and located in California and Nevada

Single mountains

* Antofagasta de la Sierra in Argentina
* Junipero Serra Peak, in California, United States
* Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico
* Sierra Negra (Galápagos), in Galápagos Province, Ecuador
* Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano), in Chile
* Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile
* Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Columbia

People

*Sierra (porn star), an African-American erotic actress from Atlanta
*Rubén Sierra, a baseball player
*Jessica Sierra, American Idol 4 contestant

Music

*"Sierra," a song by Cursive from their 2003 album The Ugly Organ
*Sierra (band), a contemporary Christian band



Email this page
About Us | Advertise on This Site | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy | Help
About and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. The About logo is a trademark of About, Inc. All rights reserved.
This is the "GNU Free Documentation License" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.