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Aconcagua

American  
[ah-kawng-kah-gwah] / ˌɑ kɔŋˈkɑ gwɑ /

noun

  1. a mountain in W Argentina, in the Andes: the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. 22,834 feet (6,960 meters).


Aconcagua British  
/ akonˈkaɣwa /

noun

  1. a mountain in W Argentina: the highest peak in the Andes and in the W Hemisphere. Height: 6960 m (22 835 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After his father reached the summit of Aconcagua, Joseph said: "Wow, that's good, I love you and you did it, proud of you."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

She has summited North America's highest mountain, Denali, and South America's Aconcagua, as well as 25 Alpine peaks higher than 4,000m.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

His group, Dafoe announced, would attempt to be the fifth expedition to top Aconcagua via the Polish Route.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

In 1934, a Polish expedition successfully tackled a more perilous route on the northeastern side of Aconcagua, up a massive glacier that stretches nearly 2,000 vertical feet toward the summit.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Early on the morning of the 14th we weighed anchor; and, as we sailed out of the Bay of Valparaiso, the summit of Aconcagua soon disappeared in the blue horizon.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

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