Andes - Wikipedia The Andes ( ˈændiːz AN-deez), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America
Andes Mountains | Definition, Map, Plate Boundary, Location - Britannica Andes Mountains, South American mountain system that contains the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere One of Earth’s great natural features, the Andes form an unbroken rampart over some 5,500 miles—from the southern tip of South America to the continent’s northernmost coast on the Caribbean
About Andes Virus | Hantavirus | CDC Andes virus is a type of hantavirus that can cause a severe respiratory disease in people, called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) The virus can spread through contact with rodents, by touching an object with the virus on it, or, rarely, through contact with a sick person who has the virus
Andes Mountains - WorldAtlas Also referred to as “Cordillera de los Andes” in Spanish, the Andes Mountains is the world’s longest mountain range that stretches for more than 6,999km along the western margin of the South American continent
Andes - New World Encyclopedia The Andes is the highest mountain range outside Asia, with the highest peak, Aconcagua, rising to 22,834 feet (6,960 m) above sea level The summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the equatorial bulge
What Arizonans Should Know About Andes Virus and Hantavirus What Is Andes Virus (hantavirus strain)? Andes virus is a type of hantavirus found primarily in parts of South America, particularly Argentina and Chile and was first identified in Argentina in the 1990s Like other hantaviruses, it is carried by rodents and can cause a rare but serious respiratory illness called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome