List of highest points of South American countries
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of South America, defined physiographically.[1]
Rank | Country or Region | Highest point | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | Aconcagua[2] | 6,962 m (22,841 ft) |
4 | Bolivia | Nevado Sajama[3] | 6,542 m (21,463 ft) |
8 | Brazil | Pico da Neblina[4] | 2,995 m (9,826 ft) |
2 | Chile | Ojos del Salado[5] | 6,893 m (22,615 ft) |
6 | Colombia | Pico Cristóbal Colón[6][7][note 1] | 5,730 m (18,799 ft) |
5 | Ecuador | Chimborazo[8] | 6,267 m (20,561 ft) |
10 | Guyana | Mount Roraima (Guyana High Point)[9][10][11][12][note 2] | 2,772 m (9,094 ft) |
12 | Paraguay | Cerro Tres Kandú[13] | 842 m (2,762 ft) |
3 | Peru | Huascarán[14] | 6,768 m (22,205 ft) |
11 | Suriname | Julianatop[15] | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) |
9 | United Kingdom (South Georgia) | Mount Paget[16][17][note 3] | 2,934 m (9,626 ft) |
13 | Uruguay | Cerro Catedral[18] | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
7 | Venezuela | Pico Bolívar[19] | 4,981 m (16,342 ft) |
Notes
- ^ Disputed with Pico Simón Bolívar as Colombia's highest mountain.
- ^ The true summit of Mount Roraima is in Venezuela. A point on the Venezuela-Guyana border is the highest point in the latter, nearby the Venezuela-Guyana-Brazil tripoint.
- ^ Paget is the highest mountain in South Georgia and is the highest peak of any British territory excluding Antarctic claims, and is higher than Ben Nevis in Scotland.
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- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Chimborazo". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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- ^ "Cerro Catedral (Cathedral Hill): The highest point in Uruguay". Fefo Bouvier. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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