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The Andes range consist of hundreds of mountain peaks.

The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes,[1][2] about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Aconcagua is the highest peak, at about 6,962 m (22,841 ft).

This list does not include submarine mountain ranges. If submarine mountains are included, the longest is the global mid-ocean ridge system which extends for about 65,000 km (40,000 mi).[3]

  1. ^ Andes Mountains by Alan W./Knapp Gregory. 1999 Archived 29 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieve 2002
  2. ^ Windows to Universe The Andes Mountains by: Julia Genyuk. Retrieve 17 November 2008
  3. ^ "What is the longest mountain range on earth?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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