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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]
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 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
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)
⦁ Central America: Volcán Tajumulco, Guatemala: 4220 m 13,845 ft North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean sea level 4220 m 13,845 ft ⦁ Caribbean Pico Duarte, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic: 3098 m 10,164 ft Lago Enriquillo, Hispaniola, Dominican Republic: −45 m −148 ft: 3143 m 10,312 ft ⦁ South America
Mount Roraima (Spanish: Monte Roraima; Tepuy Roraima; Cerro Roraima; Portuguese: Monte Roraima) is the highest of the Pacaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South America. [4]: 156 [c] It is located at the junction of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. A characteristic large flat-topped mountain surrounded by cliffs 400 ...
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The Eight Summits [1] is the collective name for the eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). It is an alternative name for the " Seven Summits " due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the continent of Australia .