World GeographySouth America4 Major Mountains By: Aghogho Biakolo YEAR 6

Mount Aconcagua
Aconcagua

is the highest mountain in the America at 6,962 m (22,841 ft)., Mount is Aconcagua is located in Argentina. Aconcagua is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. It is one of the Seven Summits. The mountain has a number of

Mount Ojos del Salado

Mount

Ojos del is a massive strato-volcano in the Andes on the Argentina-Chile border and the highest volcano in the world at 6,891 m (22,608 ft). It is also the second highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and the highest in Chile.

Mount Chimborazo
Chimborazo

is located in Argentina, was also an active volcano. The top of Chimborazo is completely covered by glaciers, with some north-eastern glacier arms flowing down. Mount Chimborazo erupted several times during the Holocene the last time around 550 AD 150years. Today Chimborazo is considered inactive.

Mount Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi

is a volcano, located Columbia, Ecuador, South America. It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft) It has one of the few equal types of glaciers in the world, which starts at the height of 5,000 m. It is part of the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific plate known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.