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Aconcagua
Aconcagua
is the
highest mountain
outside of Asia, at , and by extension the highest point in both the
Western Hemisphere
and the
Southern Hemisphere
. It is located in the
Andes
mountain range, in the
Mendoza Province
,
Argentina
, and lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) northwest of its capital, the
city of Mendoza
. The summit is also located about 5 kilometres from San Juan Province and 15 kilometres from the international border with
Chile
; its nearest higher neighbor is
Tirich Mir
in the
Hindu Kush
, away. It is one of the
Seven Summits
.
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