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Puna de Atacama

Range Type	Miscellaneous physical or political Feature
Highest Point	Ojos del Salado (6893 m/22,615 ft)
Countries	Argentina (73%), Chile (25%), Bolivia (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Salta (24%), Catamarca (22%), Antofagasta (17%), Jujuy (11%), Atacama (8%), Santiago del Estero (6%), Tucumán (6%), La Rioja (3%), Potosí (2%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	412,685 sq km / 159,338 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	842 km / 523 mi North-South 682 km / 424 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	25° 19' S; 66° 60' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Puna de Atacama
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Andes	Level 2 (Parent)
Cordillera de Merida	Level 3 (Sibling)
Colombian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Ecuador Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Peruvian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Bolivian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Puna de Atacama	Level 3
Central Argentina-Chile Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)
Patagonian Andes	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Puna de Atacama

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Ojos del Salado	6893	22,615
2.	Monte Pissis	6793	22,287
3.	Cerro Bonete	6759	22,175
4.	Tres Cruces	6748	22,139
5.	Cerro Llullaillaco	6739	22,110
6.	Cerro Cazadero	6658	21,844
7.	Tres Cruces Central	6629	21,749
8.	Cerro de Incahuasi	6621	21,722
9.	El Muerto	6488	21,286
10.	Volcán Antofalla	6440	21,129
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Puna de Atacama

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.

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

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

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