Multiple choice

Which is highest point in the southern hemisphere & formed from subduction of the Nazca Plate?

  1. Mount Aconcagua

  2. Mount Fuji

  3. Mount Mitchell

  4. Mount Kosciuszko

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Explanation

Mount Aconcagua, located in the Andes of Argentina, is the highest mountain in both the Southern and Western Hemispheres at 6,961 meters. It was formed by the tectonic subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate.