Record #00150Nature archive
Nevados Ojos del Salado, on the Chile-Argentina border, is identified by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program as the world's highest active volcano, at 6,879 meters above sea level.
Current Record
6,879m
Current record value
Nevados Ojos del Salado lies in the Andes on the border between Chile and Argentina.
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists its elevation as 6,879 meters and explicitly identifies it as the world's highest active volcano.
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