AndesRange Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | Highest Point | Aconcagua (6962 m/22,841 ft) | Countries | Argentina (55%), Peru (46%), Bolivia (33%), Chile (26%), Colombia (21%), Ecuador (9%), Venezuela (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | Area | 3,370,915 sq km / 1,301,511 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 | Search Engines - search the web for "Andes": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search
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Map of Andes Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.
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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) |
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Major Peaks of the AndesTen 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. | Nevado Huascarán | 6768 | 22,205 | Peruvian Andes | 5. | Cerro Bonete | 6759 | 22,175 | Puna de Atacama | 6. | Tres Cruces | 6748 | 22,139 | Puna de Atacama | 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. |
Photos of Peaks in the Andes
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