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Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas , the highest outside Asia , [ 5 ] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [ 1 ] with a summit elevation of ...
Rank Country or Region Highest point Elevation 1 Argentina Aconcagua [1]: 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 4 Bolivia Nevado Sajama [2]: 6,542 m (21,463 ft) 8 Brazil Pico da Neblina [3]
The extreme points of South America are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn , but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramírez Islands lies further south.
Aconcagua Provincial Park is a Provincial Park located in the Mendoza Province in Argentina. The Andes mountain range draws all types of thrill seekers ranging in difficulty including hiking, climbing, skiing, etc. Besides it draws history lovers. This range plays an important place in the history of Latin America.
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The Andes range consist of hundreds of mountain peaks.. The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, [1] about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Isthmus of Rivas, Rivas, Nicaragua — lowest pass between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean (on the Continental Divide of the Americas) at 47 m (154 Great Slave Lake bottom, Northwest Territories , Canada 61°40′N 114°00′W / 61.667°N 114.000°W / 61.667; -114.000 ( Great Slave Lake ) — lowest fresh water point of ...
The 20 most topographically isolated summits of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak Country Island Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Pico Duarte [5] [a] Dominican Republic: Island of Hispaniola: 3098 m 10,164 ft: 3098 m 10,164 ft: 941 km 584 mi