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Andes
The Andes are said to be the longest mountain range in the world and are estimated to be around 60 million years estimated.
They lie on the west coast of South America and extend from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
Altogether they come to a length of 7500km and have a width between 200-800km varies.
The Andes have a share in almost all climate zones and are therefore one of them most diverse mountain ranges in the world.
The Andes are towered over by very high and partly volcanic peaks, such as the Aconcagua as the highest mountain with 6 962 m and the Nevado Sajama with volcanic origin and an altitude of 6 520 m.
To the north, the less high coastal cordillera is cut off from the main ridge, which is the responsibility of the Great Longitudinal Valley in Chile.
By dividing this into the east and west cordillera, there is a plateau between the two with no outflow, with salt pans and lakes, such as the famous Lake Titicaca.
In Tierra del Fuego, the Andes have a snowfall limit of 500 m, which rises to 6000 m at the Tropic of Cancer, but then falls again until it finally stops at 4700 m at the equator. There is a large deposit of ores in the Aden, especially silver, copper, lead, tin and zinc. However, other substances such as salt, saltpeter, borax, iodine and petroleum are also mined.
The Andes are said to be the longest mountain range in the world and are estimated to be around 60 million years estimated.
They lie on the west coast of South America and extend from Venezuela through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
Altogether they come to a length of 7500km and have a width between 200-800km varies.
The Andes have a share in almost all climate zones and are therefore one of them most diverse mountain ranges in the world.
The Andes are towered over by very high and partly volcanic peaks, such as the Aconcagua as the highest mountain with 6 962 m and the Nevado Sajama with volcanic origin and an altitude of 6 520 m.
To the north, the less high coastal cordillera is cut off from the main ridge, which is the responsibility of the Great Longitudinal Valley in Chile.
By dividing this into the east and west cordillera, there is a plateau between the two with no outflow, with salt pans and lakes, such as the famous Lake Titicaca.
In Tierra del Fuego, the Andes have a snowfall limit of 500 m, which rises to 6000 m at the Tropic of Cancer, but then falls again until it finally stops at 4700 m at the equator. There is a large deposit of ores in the Aden, especially silver, copper, lead, tin and zinc. However, other substances such as salt, saltpeter, borax, iodine and petroleum are also mined.
| Mountains in the Andes: |
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| SUMMIT | HEIGHT | POSITION |
| Aconcagua | 6,962m | Argentina on the border with Chile |
| Nevado Huascarán | 6,768 m | Peru |
| Nevado Yerupajá | 6,634m | Peru |
| Sajama | 6,542 m | Bolivia |
| Nevado Illimani | 6,483 m | Bolivia |
| Alpamayo | 5,947m | Peru |
| Cerro Torre | 3,133m | Argentina |
