Andes Mountains
Proper noun
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Andes Mountains
One of the world's major mountain ranges stretching along the western end of South America from Colombia to the southern tip of Chile
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A 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.
Chile and Argentina, separated geographically by South America's Andes Mountains, are long-time rivals and have often been at odds politically.
Part of the Andes Mountains, the 125km (78-mile) long range has its highest point at the 6,438m (21,122ft) summit of Illimani.