1. Aconcagua - Noun
2. Aconcagua - Proper noun
the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
Source: WordNetA 12-year old Mumbai student, Kaamya Karthikeyan has set a record of becoming the youngest in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Andes Mountains in Argentina, South America, an official said here on Sunday. Source: Internet
Kuhle, M. (2011): The High-Glacial (Last Glacial Maximum) Glacier Cover of the Aconcagua Group and Adjacent Massifs in the Mendoza Andes (South America) with a Closer Look at Further Empirical Evidence. Source: Internet
The Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas and in the entire world outside of the Himalayas. Source: Internet
The Cordillera between Chile and Argentina was visited by Paul Güssfeldt in 1883, who ascended the volcano Maipo (convert) and attempted to climb the tallest mountain in the Americas, Aconcagua (convert) that same year but was unsuccessful. Source: Internet
The highest peak is Aconcagua of Argentina (see below). Source: Internet
The summit of Aconcagua was finally reached in 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen during an expedition led by Edward FitzGerald that lasted several months. Source: Internet