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Aconcagua

Peaks and Summits

Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres, it is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. It is the second-most topographically prominent peak in the world and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Highest Elevation (m)
6967 1
Latitude
32.653056 degrees south 1
Longitude
70.011667 degrees west 1
Connections

Shaped By

Subduction, Physical Processes
Source Aconcagua (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Aconcagua (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres
  • Infobox wikitext, coordinates parameter
    32°39′11″S 70°00′42″W
  • Shaped By: Subduction, Lead paragraph
    Aconcagua was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate and was once an active stratovolcano, before tectonic shifts during the Miocene halted volcanic activity.
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Wikidata: Aconcagua
Wikidata Q39739, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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