Cordillera the cordilleras in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Mountain ranges of this type have a complex structure, usually the result of folding and faulting accompanied by volcanic activity. In South America the ranges include numerous volcanic peaks. (Though not itself a volcano, Argentina's Mt. Aconcagua, at 22,834 feet (6,960 metres) high, is the highest point in the Western Hemisphere. The Andes cordillera has Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano in the world, and second highest point in the Western Hemisphere. A number of the volcanoes have been active in historic times. Aside from the volcanic peaks, the crests
Lists of mountains in Ireland and Ireland. However, MountainViews can differ slightly from DoBIH on the measurements for certain Irish mountains. MountainViews is available as a downloadable database, or online, under the title, "MountainViews.ie". The MacGillycuddy's Reeks range contains Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil , and the Reeks is the highest range of peaks in Ireland. However, many of its peaks do not meet all classification criteria for a "mountain" (e.g. particularly the in elevation change from neighboring mountains), and many are not in the "100 Highest Irish Mountains". Regardless, the range contains ten of the thirteen Scottish Furths in Ireland, and given its importance, and