The Andes cordillera is the long assembly line, largest of the sphere, being all along the Western coast of the South America.

The origin of the word comes from the Quechua anti which designates the inhabitants of an mountainous area, but covered with tropical vegetation, located at the North-East of Cuzco (Peru). The " term; Andes" in Spanish this specific area indicated a long time, before receiving its current direction.

Characteristics and dimensions

It has an approximate length of: 8000 kilometers.

Its width can reach 500 kilometers at the places where it is divided into several branches (cordillières) framing Altiplano S (in particular between the latitudes 18°S and 20°S).

Its average height is of: 4000 meters. Many tops are Volcan S which are among more the high summits of the ground after the the Himalayas. (They exceed: 5000 m). Other tops are mountains resulting from the Subduction of the peaceful plate under the plate of South America, in particular the Aconcagua in Argentine and the Huascaran with the Peru.

Andean countries

This assembly line goes from the Venezuela to the Chile while passing by the Colombia, the Ecuador, the Peru, the Bolivia and the Argentine. It divides the South American continent into two very unequal basin-slopes. The Western slope leads directly to the Pacifique whereas the Eastern slope gives rise to rivers whose successive junctions lead to large rivers like the Rio of Plata in Argentina, the Orénoque in Venezuela and especially the the Amazon which takes its source in the Peruvian Andes under the name of Maranon.

It constitutes the natural border between Chile and Argentina. It is besides in Argentina that the Aconcagua is located, culminating point of this mountainous chain and the South American continent.

Summits

Here a list partial of the most important tops of the Andes cordillera.

Argentina

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Argentina]], [[mountains of Argentina]]

• Aconcagua, 6.959 m
• Cerro Bonete, 6.759 m
• Cerro Galán, 5.912 m
• Incahuasi, 6.620 m
• Mercedario, 6.720 m
• Pissis, 6.795 m

Argentinian border/Chile

• Cerro Bayo, 5.401 m
• Cerro Chaltén, 3.375 m or 3.405 m, Patagonie, so known under the name of Cerro Fitzroy
• Cerro Escorial, 5.447 m
• Cordón del Azufre, 5.463 m
• Falso Azufre, 5.890 m
• Lastarria, 5.697 m
• Llullaillaco or Llullay-Yacu , 6.739 m
• Maipo, 5.264 m
• Marmolejo, 6.110 m
• Ojos del Salado, 6.893 m
• Olca, 5.407 m
• Nevada Sierra of Lagunas Faced, 6.127 m
• Socompa, 6.051 m
• Nevado Tres Cruces, 6.749 m (southern face) (Area III)
• Tupungato, 6.570 m (and not 6.800 m) -->

Bolivia

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Bolivia]], [[mountains of Bolivia]]

• Ancohuma, 6.427 m
• Cabaray, 5.860 m
• Chacaltaya, 5.421 m
• Huayna Potosí, 6.088 m
• It, 6.368 m
• It, 6.438 m
• Macizo de Larancagua, 5.520 m
• Macizo de Pacuni, 5.400 m
• Nevado Anallajsi, 5.750 m
• Nevado Sajama, 6.542 m
• Patilla Pata, 5.300 m
• Touched Sabaya, 5.430 m

Border Bolivia/Chile

• Acotango, 6.052 m
• Cerro Minchincha, 5.305 m
• Irruputuncu, 5.163 m
• Licancabur, 5.920 m (it does not have there a " Lincancaur 6.620 m" in Argentina)
• Olca, 5.407 m
• Parinacota, 6.349 m
• Paruma, 5.420 m
• Pomerape, 6.282 m

Chile

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Chile]], [[mountains of Chile]]

• Assembles San Valentine, 4.058 m (Patagonie)
• Cerro Paine Grande, approx. 2.750 m (Patagonie) (and not 3.050 m)
• Cerro Macá, approx. 2.300 m (Patagonie) (and not 3.050 m)
• Monte Darwin, approx. 2.500 m (Patagonie)
• Volcan Hudson, approx. 1.900 m (Patagonie)

Colombia

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Colombia]], [[mountains of Colombia]]

• Galeras, 4.276 m
• Nevado LED Oiled, 5.700 m
• Nevado del Ruiz, 5.389 m
• Ritacuba Blanco, 5.410 m
• Nevado de Quindio, 5.215 m

Ecuador

• Antisana, 5.753 m
• Cayambe, 5.790 m
• Chimborazo, 6.267 m
• Corazón, 4.790 m
• Cotopaxi, 5.897 m
• Altar, 5.320 m
• It, 5.248 m
• Pichincha, 4.784 m
• Reventador, 3.562 m
• Sangay, 5.230 m
• Tungurahua, 5.023 m

Peru

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Peru]], [[mountains of Peru]]

• Alpamayo, 5.947 m
• Carnicero, 5.960 m
• El Misti, 5.822 m
• El Toro, 5.830 m
• Huascarán, 6.768 m
• Jirishanca, 6.094 m
• Rasac, 6.040 m
• Rondoy, 5.870 m
• Sarapo, 6.127 m
• Seriated Norte, 5.860 m
• Siula Grande, 6.344 m
• Yerupajá, 6.635 m
• Yerupaja Chico, 6.089 m

Venezuela

See also: Contenu=Catégorie complete: [[: Category: Mountain of Venezuela]], [[mountains of Venezuela]]

• Pico Bolívar, 4.981 m
• Pico Humboldt, 4.940 m
• Pico Concha, 4.870 m
• Pico Piedras Blancas, 4.740 m

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