Mount Valdivieso

mountain, South America

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Mount Valdivieso is a peak located in the Fuegian Andes of South America, specifically within the southern part of the Andes mountain range. It is situated on Grande Island, part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Mount Valdivieso reaches a height of less than 7,900 feet. The Fuegian Andes are the southernmost subdivision of the Andes system.1

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Andes Mountains
Physiography of the Southern Andes
…the highest ridges—including Mounts Darwin, Valdivieso, and Sorondo—are all less than 7,900 feet high. The physiography of this southernmost subdivision of the Andes system is complicated by the presence of the independent Sierra de la Costa.
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…the highest ridges—including Mounts Darwin, Valdivieso, and Sorondo—are all less than 7,900 feet high. The physiography of this southernmost subdivision of the Andes system is complicated by the presence of the independent Sierra de la Costa.
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