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Andes
The longest continental mountain range in the world, Andes is a chain of uplands in the western coast of South America. The range is approximately 7,000 kilometers long, between 200 km to 700 km wide and about 4,000 meters tall.
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What is the highest elevation in the western hemisphere?
The lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is Laguna del Carbon, Argentina, (105 meters/340 ft below sea level); this is also the lowest point in the Southern Hemisphere and the seventh lowest point on Earth.
Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California is the lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere and the second lowest point in the Western Hemisphere (eighth lowest on Earth), at 86 meters/282 feet below sea level.
What are the major cash crops of the Andes region?
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What cash crop is grown in the Andes Mountains?
Coffee
What kind of people live in the Yukon Territory?
Yukonese is very wrong. As someone born and raised in the Yukon, its Yukoner.
What is the name of the world's highest mountain?
Mt. Everest is 8848 meters high or 29029 ft. above sea level.
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Who was the first person to climb the Andes mountains?
Impossible to say. The Andes mountains are a range of mountains, not a single peak.
Many have yet to be climbed.
What is South America's highest mountain range?
The Andes Mountains is South America's highest mountain range, It is shared by Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Mount Aconcagua, located 50 miles northeast of Santiago, Chile and is part of the Andes, is the second tallest mountain in the world at 22,841 feet.
Lake Titicaca is 3,812 meter above sea level.That's 12,500 feet above sea level!
What large lake is located high in the Andes between Peru and Bolivia?
Lake Titicaca, South America's largest lake, is located along the Peru/Bolivia border. The lake has an elevation of approximately 12,500 feet above mean sea level.
In which countries are the Andes mountains located?
The Andes mountain range extends through Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
What native population were the Andes mountains the cultural hearth for?
The Andes mountains were the cultural hearth for the Inca people.
Which African rivers flow eastwards?
i know it is the Nile River cause we were studying it in Social Studies not too long ago. The Nile River
What animal is used as the beast of burden in the Andes?
Both the llama and alpaca are used. These are both members of the camelid family with long necks and padded feet. The smaller of the two, the alpaca, is the more friendly. They produce a wool that is made into clothes and felted into hats. The third member of this family in South America, is the Vicuna, a smaller animal which produces exceptionally fine wool, but only in small quantities.
What Asian mountain is the worlds longest?
Himalayas contains nine of the top ten tallest mountains in the world, including Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. This makes the Himalayas not only the largest mountain chain in Asia, but also the largest mountain chain in the world. Also, the Himalayas is the longest mountain chain in Asia.
What is a basic differences between the Andes and the other highlands regions of south America?
The diference is thaht the Andes is the Greatest Mountian range in South America and it extends along the continent's of the Pacific coast.
What lake is found in the Andes Mountains?
Yes, Lake Titcaca is often referred to as the highest navigable lake in the world because it is situated in the Andes, with a surface elevation of 12,507 feet / 3,812 meters.
What is the vegetation like in the Andes mountais?
The Andes mountains are in South America and span over 4,700 miles. They are mostly volcanoes, with several that are active.
What did Darwin find at the crest of the Andes mountains at 14000 ft?
darwin experienced and earth quake while exploring the Andes mountains. the land split down to the ground and then he found that the mountain used to be underwater and rose above sea level over the years.
The Andes Mountains separate what country from Chile?
they separate the colombia and the chile that is what they separate to me and that they is somehow alike to me that's what the answer is to me
What is the name of the ancient Inca city located in the Andes Mountain?
Machu Pichu is the pre colombian Inca city located at the altitude of 2400 meters [7875 feet]
They were made 'known' to the world by the news media when on Friday, October 13, 1972, a plane dissapeared in the Andes. They were all feared dead. 70+ days later they were found and cannibalism was suspected but never verbally confirmed until many years later. The movie 'Alive' based upon the book of the same name, came out in 1993. See the related link for more information.
Latin America country where the Andes Mountains reach their greatest average heights?
The Latin American country where the Andes Mountains reach their greatest average heights is Peru.
Which country runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean and the ANDES Mountains?
Chile is bordered by the Andes mountains in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Its largest city and capital is Santiago and its national language is Spanish. Chile has a wide range of physical features, including forests, desert, volcanoes, lakes, fjords, islands, and grazing lands. It is one of South America's most stable nations and ranks highly in quality of life for its people.
