Tupungato

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Tupungato
Elevation: 6570 meters
Elevation: 21555 feet
Coordinates: 33° 21' 16S 69° 46' 7W
Continent: South America
Range: Andes
Country: Argentina/Chile border
Province: Mendoza
First year climbed: 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen and Stuart Vines.
Volcanic status: Active
Most recent eruption: 1986
Tupungato is one of the highest mountains in South America. It lies on the border between Chile and province of Mendoza, Argentina, about 168 kilometers east of Santiago, Chile. The elevation of 6,570 metres given is from Chilean 1:50,000 topographic mapping and is in agreement with SRTM data; a frequently given elevation of 6,800 metres is incorrect. It is located sixty miles south of Aconcagua. It very near a major international highway, and is almost fifty miles east of Santiago de Chile. Many villages are found in the area. Tupungato is traditionally approached from either the north, west, or south.

Tupungato
Elevation: 6570 meters
Elevation: 21555 feet
Coordinates: 33° 21' 16S 69° 46' 7W
Continent: South America
Range: Andes
Country: Argentina/Chile border
Province: Mendoza
First year climbed: 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen and Stuart Vines.
Volcanic status: Active
Most recent eruption: 1986

On August 2, 1947, Star Dust, a modified Lancaster bomber carrying 11 passengers over the Andes range, crashed into a steep glacier near the Tupungato's summit. The plane was instantly buried in the resulting avalanche and heavy snowfall that was taking place at the time. The plane laid undetected inside deep glacial ice for over 50 years before its reminants re-emerged at the glacier's moraine in 2000. Shortly after, a team discovered the debris and wreckage scattered around, and collected some of the evidence for investigation.

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