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Andes

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Aconcagua (6962 m/22,841 ft)
Countries	Argentina (28%), Peru (23%), Bolivia (17%), Chile (13%), Colombia (11%), Ecuador (4%), Venezuela (4%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	3,370,852 sq km / 1,301,487 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	7,155 km / 4,446 mi North-South 1,865 km / 1,159 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	21° 43' S; 66° 18' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Andes
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Andes.

South America	Level 1 (Parent)
Coastal South America	Level 2 (Sibling)
Andes	Level 2
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Child)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3 (Child)
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Child)
Guiana Highlands	Level 2 (Sibling)
Brazilian Highlands	Level 2 (Sibling)
Southeast South America	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Andes

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Aconcagua	6962	22,841	Central Argentina-Chile Andes
2.	Ojos del Salado	6893	22,615	Puna de Atacama
3.	Monte Pissis	6793	22,287	Puna de Atacama
4.	Cerro Bonete	6759	22,175	Puna de Atacama
5.	Tres Cruces	6748	22,139	Puna de Atacama
6.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Peruvian Andes
7.	Cerro Llullaillaco	6739	22,110	Puna de Atacama
8.	Cerro Mercedario	6720	22,047	Central Argentina-Chile Andes
9.	Cerro Cazadero	6658	21,844	Puna de Atacama
10.	Tres Cruces Central	6629	21,749	Puna de Atacama
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Aconcagua	6962	22,841	Central Argentina-Chile Andes
2.	Ojos del Salado	6893	22,615	Puna de Atacama
3.	Nevado Huascarán	6746	22,133	Peruvian Andes
4.	Nevado Sajama	6542	21,463	Bolivian Andes
5.	Volcán Chimborazo	6267	20,561	Ecuador Andes
6.	Ritacuba Blanco	5410	17,749	Colombian Andes
7.	Pico Bolívar	4981	16,342	Cordillera de Merida
8.	Cerro San Valentín	4058	13,314	Patagonian Andes

Photos of Peaks in the Andes

Aconcagua: Aconcagua from the Mendoza park entrance. Photo by John Sype.

Ojos del Salado: Ojos del Salado, the second highest peak in the Andes, is often entirely snow-free due to its location in the arid Atacama.

Nevado Huascarán: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Nevado Huascarán-Pico Norte: The icy majesty of Huascaran, highest peak in Peru.

Cerro de Incahuasi: The huge form of Incahuasi, one of the giants of the Puna de Atacama.

Nevado Coropuna: Climbers passing round yareta plants enroute to the massive hulk of Coropuna, with the main summit on the left. Photo by Clark Edgeworth.

Volcán Cotopaxi: The giant crater of Volcan Cotopaxi.

Volcán Cayambe: Volcan Cayambe from the refugio.

Nevado Del Acay: Acay, a large dry massif in Argentina.

Volcán Antisana: Volcan Antisana under partly overcast skies.

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