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Recently, the Defence Minister flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mount Aconcagua in Argentina from New Delhi.
About Mt Aconcagua
- Location: It is located in Argentina (near the border with Chile).
- It is the highest mountain in South America and the tallest mountain outside of Asia.
- It is one of the mountains in the Principle Cordillera, a mountain range in the Andes making up the boundary between Argentina and Central Chile.
- It is considered as one of the world's “Seven Summits” (each of the seven tallest mountains in each continent).
- Aconcagua is of volcanic origin, but it is not itself an active volcano.
- Formation of Mt Aconcagua: The Mountain was formed when the heavier Nazca Plate dived beneath the South American Plate through a process known as subduction.
- It is a folded mountain composed of sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
- Climate Zones on the Mountain: Dry and desert-like with sparse vegetation, Alpine desert zone and arctic conditions at the top.
- The mountain also contains glaciers, of which Ventisquero Horcones Inferior is the largest.
Source: PIB
Mt Aconcagua FAQs
Q1: Where is Mt Aconcagua located?
Ans: Argentina
Q2: How was Mt Aconcagua formed?
Ans: Subduction of Nazca Plate
