What mountain on the chart is nearest to huascarán?

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1. What mountain on the chart is nearest to huascarán?
2. Who was the first person to climb Huascaran?
3. What caused the avalanche in Peru?
4. Is Huascaran a volcano?
5. Who climbed Siula Grande?
6. Where is Cordillera Blanca located?
7. What mountain did Annie Smith climb?
8. How difficult is Huascaran?
9. How many people were killed in the avalanche in Peru in 1970?
10. Where did the deadliest avalanche ever occur?
11. What country is Llullaillaco in?
12. What are the examples of extinct volcanoes?
13. Is Siula Grande hard to climb?
14. How long does it take to climb Siula Grande?
15. What type of boundary is the Cordillera Blanca?
16. How was the Cordillera Blanca formed?
17. What did Annie Smith Peck discover?
18. What is the highest place in Peru?
19. How many people died from the Huascaran avalanche?

What mountain on the chart is nearest to huascarán?

Huascarán is the fourth highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and South America after Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, and Monte Pissis, respectively....

Huascarán
Prominence	2,776 m (9,108 ft)
Isolation	2,196 km (1,365 mi)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	09°07′18″S 77°36′15″WCoordinates: 09°07′18″S 77°36′15″W

Who was the first person to climb Huascaran?

Annie Smith Peck After four years and five attempts, sixty-year-old Annie Smith Peck reached the summit of Peru's Mount Huascaran. She was the first person to scale this peak. It had never been accurately measured, so at the time she believed she had climbed the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, the apex of America.

What caused the avalanche in Peru?

The 1970 Huascarán debris avalanche occurred on , when a debris avalanche and mudflow triggered by the Ancash earthquake destroyed the Peruvian town of Yungay and ten nearby villages, leaving up to 30,000 people dead.

Is Huascaran a volcano?

Huascarán (wäskärän´), extinct volcano, 22,205 ft (6,768 m) high, W central Peru, near Huaráz. The highest mountain in Peru and one of the highest in the Andes, Huascarán and other nearby peaks form an impressive snowcapped rampart.

Who climbed Siula Grande?

Erwin Schneider Arnold Awerzger Siula Grande/Erstbesteiger

Where is Cordillera Blanca located?

Peru Cordillera Blanca, eastern section of the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes, in west central Peru, South America. The snowcapped range extends about 110 mi (180 km) and has a southeast to northwest trend. The highest peak (22,334 ft [6,768 m]) is Nevado (mount) Huascarán.

What mountain did Annie Smith climb?

In 1897 she climbed Popocatépetl and Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) volcanoes in Mexico. Her ascent of the latter, at 18,406 feet (5,610 metres), was the highest point in the Western Hemisphere that had been attained by a woman.

How difficult is Huascaran?

Nevado Huascaran is the highest peak in Peru and one of the world's most imposing summits. It offers a challenging ascent requiring strong intermediate level alpine skills, and an unusual opportunity for climbers who want to make an ascent to very high altitude.

How many people were killed in the avalanche in Peru in 1970?

50,000 people M7. 9 - Near the Coast of Northern Peru, 1970 About 50,000 people were killed; 20,000 missing and presumed dead; and 150,000 injured in Ancash and La Libertad Departments from the earthquake and a catastrophic debris avalanche of rock, ice and mud which buried the town of Yungay, which had a population of about 20,000.

Where did the deadliest avalanche ever occur?

Peru An undersea earthquake, referred to as Ancash, caused the deadliest avalanche ever recorded in Earth's history. This avalanche also slid from Huaracán in Peru, but it had a much more devastating impact this time. Estimates range from 22,000-70,000 Peruvian deaths, and more than 10 villages were destroyed.

What country is Llullaillaco in?

Llullaillaco is the world's highest historically active volcano. It is on the border between Chile and Argentina and belongs to the Puna de Atacama, a region of very high volcanic peaks on a high plateau within the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places in the world.

What are the examples of extinct volcanoes?

There are many examples of extinct volcanoes.

• Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the United Kingdom.
• Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain in the northern Pacific Ocean.
• Huascarán in Peru.
• Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the Philippine Sea.
• Mount Buninyong in Victoria Australia.
• The Nut in Tasmania Australia.

Is Siula Grande hard to climb?

Yerupaja, the nearby highest peak in the range, was once the most famous peak in the Huayhuash, but thanks to Simpson, Siula Grande now ranks among the most famous peaks in the world. Like other Huayhuash peaks, Siula Grande is very difficult to climb, on the order of a Himalayan ascent.

How long does it take to climb Siula Grande?

It was climbed in alpine style over five days, without placing any bolts. Touching the void by Kevin Macdonald recounts the dramatic and immortal story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and their first ascent of the West Face of Siula Grande (Andes, Peru). A film and a story about the greatness of friendship and life.

What type of boundary is the Cordillera Blanca?

The Cordillera Blanca normal fault accommodates extension in a convergent context. The fault system trends parallel to the subduction zone, just above the Peruvian flat-slab, and separate the Cordilleras Blanca and Negra.

How was the Cordillera Blanca formed?

The Cordillera Blanca was formed along with its parent range the Andes when a shift in the tectonic plates occurred. The mountains were created about 45 million years ago when the subduction of oceanic crust under the continental crust created a compression along the western side of South America.

What did Annie Smith Peck discover?

Mount Shasta Mountain climber She ascended moderate-sized mountains in Europe and in the United States, including California's 14,380-foot (4,380 m) Mount Shasta in 1888, the 300-foot (91 m) summit of Cape Misenum in Italy and small mountain passes in Switzerland, including Theodul Pass at 10,000 feet (3,000 m).

What is the highest place in Peru?

Mount Huascarán Mount Huascarán, Spanish Nevado Huascarán, mountain peak of the Andes of west-central Peru. The snowcapped peak rises to 22,205 feet (6,768 m) above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca, east of the Peruvian town of Yungay. It is the highest mountain in Peru and is a favourite of mountaineers and tourists.

How many people died from the Huascaran avalanche?

Huascarán debris avalanche/Anzahl Der Toten