Ojos del Salado

Ojos del Salado is a 6,893 metres (22,615 ft) stratovolcano in the Andes range, in Argentina and Chile.[1] It is the highest active volcano in the world.[2] It is also the second highest mountain in America.[3]

Ojos del Salado in 2010

The first people to reach the top were Justyn Wojsznis and Jan SzczepaƄski in 1937.[4]

References

  1. "Ojos del Salado, Argentina/Chile". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "Nevados Ojos del Salado". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Ojos del Salado". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "Ojos del Salado". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 13 November 2019.


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