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Pages in category "Lists of mountains of South America". The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Aconcagua. The Andes (/ ˈændiːz / AN-deez), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 km (5,530 mi) long and 200 to 700 km (124 to 435 mi) wide ...
Mountain ranges of Venezuela (1 C, 16 P) Categories: Mountain ranges of South America. Landforms of South America by country. Hidden category: Container categories.
I. Inselbergs of South America (17 P) International mountains of South America (67 P)
This list is taken from the full set of Peruvian IGM maps [1] alongside various climbing and mountaineering records. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Heights are taken from the Peruvian IGM 1:100,000 series maps with the OEAV survey maps [ 4 ] of the Cordillera Blanca (north and south) used where the IGM maps do not give spot heights.
The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some.
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 ...
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]