Ojos del Salado


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O·jos del Sa·la·do

 (ō′hōz dĕl′ sə-lä′dō, sä-, ō′hōs)
A peak, 6,893 m (22,615 ft) high, in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is the highest peak in Chile and the highest volcano in the world.
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Noun1.Ojos del Salado - a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
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