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Topographic map of South America. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of South America, defined physiographically.
This is a list of the 209 ultra prominent peaks, or ultras in South America. An ultra is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more. Guiana Highlands
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this list. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). The table below lists the summits with at least 400m ...
Aconcagua is the highest mountain peak in South America. The Altiplano Plate and the North Andes Plate, both of which share geological processes with the South American continent, have their own highest mountain peaks: [11] South America – Aconcagua (6,961 m or 22,838 ft) Altiplano Plate – presumably Nevado Sajama (6,542 m or 21,463 ft)
⦁ South America Aconcagua, Argentina: 6960 m 22,835 ft Laguna del Carbón, Argentina: −105 m −344 ft: 7065 m 23,179 ft ⦁ Oceania: Puncak Jaya, Indonesia: 4884 m 16,024 ft Lake Eyre, Australia −15 m −49 ft: 4899 m 16,073 ft ⦁ Australasia: Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand 3724 m 12,218 ft Lake Eyre, Australia −15 m
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.
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 6,961 metres (22,838 ft).
This is an incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high, with at least 500 m of prominence, see List of highest mountains. See also a list of mountains ranked by prominence.