El Cóndor

mountain, Argentina

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El Cóndor is a mountain peak located in the Central Andes region of Argentina, near the Chilean border. It is situated in the San Juan province and is part of the larger Andean mountain range. This mountain reaches an elevation of 19,000 feet.12

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Andes Mountains
Physiography of the Central Andes
…18° S, the peaks of El Cóndor, Sierra Nevada, Llullaillaco, Galán, and Antofalla all exceed 19,000 feet. The two main ranges and several volcanic secondary chains enclose depressions called salars because of the deposits of salts they contain; in northwestern Argentina, the Sierra de Calalaste encompasses
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…18° S, the peaks of El Cóndor, Sierra Nevada, Llullaillaco, Galán, and Antofalla all exceed 19,000 feet. The two main ranges and several volcanic secondary chains enclose depressions called salars because of the deposits of salts they contain; in northwestern Argentina, the Sierra de Calalaste encompasses
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