Andes Of Southern Peru
Excerpt from the andes of southern peru.
Andes of southern peru. The andean mountain range is the worlds longest and extends to seven countries starting from north to south from venezuela colombia ecuador peru bolivia chile and argentina for a total length of 4500 miles7242 km. The andes mountains south america chain extends over seven countries. In our own country the distribution of available water is a far greater factor.
Geographical reconnaissance along the seventy third meridian the geographic work of the yale peruvian expedition of 1911 was essentially a reconnaissance of the peruvian andes along the 73rd meridian. The route led from the tropical plains of the lower urubamba southward over lofty snow covered passes to the desert coast at camana. She was discovered on the dormant stratovolcano mount ampato part of the andes cordillera in southern peru in 1995 by.
The northern andes in venezuela colombia and ecuador. The strong climatic and top. The strong climatic and topographic contrasts and the varied human life which the region contains are of geographic interest chiefly because they present so many and such clear cases of environmental control within short.
The highest altitude in the andes at which people have resided permanently is 17100 feet shepherds in southern peru and as temporary workers 18500 to 19000 feet carrasco mine in the atacama desert chile. Crossing the andes is not easy most areas are inaccessible as roads have not been built sometimes a bus ride of 100 miles160 km can take 24 hours. The peruvian andes therefore occupy a distinctive place in geography since more nearly than in most mountains their physical conditions have typical human relations that enable one clearly to distinguish the limits of control of each feature of climate or relief.
The geographic work of the yale peruvian expedition of 1911 was essentially a reconnaissance of the peruvian andes along the 73rd meridian. The fuegian andes begin on the mountainous estados staten island the easternmost point of the tierra del fuego archipelago reaching an elevation of 3700 feet. The geographic work of the yale peruvian expedition of 1911 was essentially a reconnaissance of the peruvian andes along the 73rd meridian.
The central andes in peru and bolivia. The andes mountains highest point cerro aconcagua is found in argentina but you will also find andes mountains peru peaks that top out at more than 20000 feet above sea level. They run to the west through grande island where the highest ridgesincluding mounts darwin valdivieso and sorondoare all less than 7900 feet high.
In the northern part of the andes the separate sierra nevada de santa marta range is often treated as part of the northern andes. The southern andes in argentina and chile south of llullaillaco. The highest peak in the peruvian andes is huascaran sur and it rises some 22200 feet.
The route led from the tropical plains of the lower urubamba southward over lofty snow covered passes to the desert coast at camana.