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⛰️ Mountain Ranges
🌍 The Andes
World's longest mountain range at 7,000 km; spine of South America
South America 1802 Mountain Ranges
⛰️ Key Facts
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7,000 km long — world's longest continental mountain range
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Aconcagua (6,961 m) — highest peak outside Asia; highest in the Southern and Western hemispheres
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Source of the Amazon River; home to 1,800 bird species — 45% of South America's birds
Contains the world's driest desert (Atacama) and highest navigable lake (Titicaca)
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Category
⛰️ Mountain Ranges
Country / Region
🌍 South America
Key Year
1802
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World's longest mountain range at 7,000 km; spine of South America