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  Aconcagua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cerro Aconcagua is located in Argentina and is the highest mountain in The Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, as well the highest peak outside of Asia and one of the Seven Summits.
The Aconcagua River rises on the southern slope and flows west, meeting the Pacific Ocean 20km north of Valparaíso, Chile.
In mountaineering terms, Aconcagua is technically an easy mountain if approached from the North, the 'Normal route', on this approach no actual climbing is needed although the effects of altitude are severe (atmospheric pressure is 40% of sea-level at the summit).
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 Aconcagua at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
nl:Aconcagua pl:Aconcagua Aconcagua is a mountain in Argentina, its northern peak is 6,959 m, the highest in South America, and highest peak outside of Asia.
In moutaineering Aconcagua is technically an easy mountain if approached from the North, the 'Normal route', on this approach no actual climbing is needed although the effects of altitude are severe (atmospheric pressure is 40% of sea-level at the summit).
Aconcagua' is also called a the river that cross central Chile and ends in the Pacific ocean.
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 Aconcagua: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
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ACONCAGUA akonka gwa, peak, 22,835 ft (6,960 m) high, Mendoza prov., W Argentina, in the Andes, near the Chilean border.
Among notable single peaks are Everest, K2 (Godwin-Austen), and Kanchenjunga in Asia; Aconcagua, Chimborazo, and Cotopaxi in South America; McKinley, Logan, and Popocatepetl in North America; Mont Blanc and Elbrus in Europe...
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 Aconcagua on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
ACONCAGUA [Aconcagua], peak, 22,835 ft (6,960 m) high, Mendoza prov., W Argentina, in the Andes, near the Chilean border.
FOX and WHALE, PRIEST and ANGEL.(climbing Aconcagua in the Andes)
An MDF plant operated by Aconcagua Timber was honored as Clarion County, PA's employer of the year through the regional Workforce Investment Board.(BUSINESS DIGEST)
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 Aconcagua River Encyclopedia Articles @ StardustMemories.com (Stardust Memories)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Aconcagua River Encyclopedia Articles @ StardustMemories.com (Stardust Memories)
The Aconcagua River rises on the southern slope of the mountain Aconcagua, flows eastward through a broad valley, or bay in the mountains, and enters the Pacific 20 km north of Valparaíso, Chile.
The river has a course of about 320 km (200 mi), and its waters irrigate the most populous part of the Chilean province of Aconcagua.
www.stardustmemories.com /encyclopedia/Aconcagua_River   (225 words)

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