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Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation:
[akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is the
highest mountain outside Asia, at 6,960.8 metres (22,837 ft), and the highest point in both the
Western Hemisphere and the
Southern Hemisphere.
[1] It is located in the
Andes mountain range, in the
Mendoza Province,
Argentina, and lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) northwest of its capital, the
city of Mendoza, about five kilometres from
San Juan Province and 15 kilometres from the international border with
Chile. The mountain itself lies entirely within Argentina, immediately east of Argentina's border with Chile.
[3] Its nearest higher neighbor is
Tirich Mir in the
Hindu Kush, 16,520 kilometres (10,270 mi) away. It is one of the
Seven Summits.
Aconcagua is bounded by the
Valle de las Vacas to the north and east and the
Valle de los Horcones Inferior to the west and south. The mountain and its surroundings are part of the
Aconcagua Provincial Park. The mountain has a number of
glaciers. The largest glacier is the Ventisquero Horcones Inferior at about 10 kilometres long, which descends from the south face to about 3600 metres in altitude near the Confluencia camp.
[4] Two other large glacier systems are the Ventisquero de las Vacas Sur and Glaciar Este/Ventisquero Relinchos system at about 5 kilometres long. The most well-known is the north-eastern or
Polish Glacier, as it is a common route of ascent.
Source: Wikipedia
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Model Data Sources: European Space Agency (Imagery), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Elevation)