Aconcagua

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Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres (22,858.1 feet), it is the highest mountain outside Asia. It is the second-most topographically prominent peak in the world and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. The mountain lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) northwest of Mendoza, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Argentine–Chilean border. It is bounded by the Vacas Valley to the north and east and the Horcones Inferior Valley to the west and south, and is protected within Aconcagua Provincial Park. Several glaciers descend its flanks, the largest being the Horcones Inferior glacier (Ventisquero Horcones Inferior), at roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long. Aconcagua was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate and was once an active stratovolcano, before tectonic...

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