There are about 3, species of animals that live in the Andes including species of mammals, 1, species of birds, species of reptiles, and species of fishes, and more than species of amphibians. The following are the key characteristics of the Andes:. Some of the animals that inhabit the Andes include:.
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The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, covering over 4, mi 7, km in length! The Rocky Mountains are located in North America. They extend from New Mexico, northward through Canada, and into Alaska, covering roughly 3, mi 4, km in length. The Northern parts of Bhutan are dominated by the Greater Himalayas, with the highest point being Gangkhar Puensum at 24, feet above sea level. The endangered Mahogany Tree can be found here.
The lowlands are also used for agricultural purposes with many different crops being grown on the land. Along the Pacific coastline and in the southern forests, several species of palms grow, as well as Pine, Oak and Olivillo trees. The Andes Mountains are home to a diverse array of wildlife. It has close to different species of mammals, over 1, bird species, about species of fish and more than reptile species. About two thirds of the various wildlife species are endemic to the Andes region.
Llamas, alpacas, Vizcachas, and endangered Andean bears, armadillos and pumas can be found in the highlands, while monkeys, Tamarins, tapirs, jaguars and tigers live within the rainforests.
Pink dolphins, Gray dolphins and manatees can be seen in some of the lagoons and rivers in the Amazon basin. Photo by Celestyn Brozek. It consists of three mountain ranges that lie parallel to one another: the Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Oriental. These mountain ranges contain many active volcanoes, the lava from which has separated the central plateau into a string of several major basins.
The Cordillera Occidental runs parallel to the coastline and ascends to an elevation of 3, meters. The Cordillera Central Mountain range is the highest and the shortest range in this region, spanning about km. Most of the volcanoes in the region belong to this range including Nevado del Huila at 5, meters. The Central Andes begin where the mountains get wider, higher and more arid.
The mountains in this region stretch from Argentina and Chile into Bolivia and Peru. A high plateau, called the Atacama Plateau or the Altiplano, becomes bordered by two ranges: the Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Oriental. The highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca with a surface level at 3, meters above sea level, can be found in the basin between the cordilleras. The mountains are rugged and in this region and cut through by many depressions. Many of these mountains are covered with glaciers, ice fields, lakes, fjords and rivers.
The highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres, Mount Aconcagua, is located in Argentina at an elevation of 6, meters above sea level. The Andes are a large mountain range spanning through multiple different countries. Thus, there are many notable mountains and peaks within the range - a hundred of which reach over 6, meters high. Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Western and Southern Hemispheres at 6, meters.
It is located in Argentina and lies close to the Chilean border. Aconcagua is a very popular mountain to climb as it is part of the Seven Summits. The first recorded summit of Mount Aconcagua was done by Matthias Zurbriggen in He was a Swiss guide in a group lead by Edward FitzGerald, who, after eight attempts, never reached the summit. A Polish team was the first to successfully climb Aconcagua from the eastern side in It lies in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and reaches an elevation of 3, meters.
Ojos del Salado is the highest active volcano in the world. It is a stratovolcano that sits at 6, meters above sea level and is the second highest mountain in the Southern and Western Hemispheres.
Because of its proximity to the Atacama Desert, Ojos del Salado has a very dry and cold climate with snow covering its peak throughout winter. It also houses a permanent crater lake at an elevation of 6, meters, which could be the highest lake in the world. Photo by Mauricio C Rioja. Illimani is the tallest mountain in the Cordillera Real at an elevation of 6, meters. Its name translates to "the shining one" and is considered to be the guardian of La Paz in Bolivia.
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