Andes Mountain Range between Chile & Argentina | International Space Station

Andes Mountain Range between Chile & Argentina | International Space Station

The Andes mountain range running between Chile and Argentina creates variations in climate and geography between the two South American nations. Chile’s Pacific coastline contributes to its moderate temperatures with the Atacama Desert in the north being one of the driest places on Earth, while its central and southern regions are cooler and wetter. Argentina’s western side is more arid because the Andes block moisture from the Pacific Ocean, while the country’s Atlantic coastline receives more precipitation than its interior and western regions.

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 km (5,500 mi) long and 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18°S and 20°S latitude) and has an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Chris Williams

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Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center 
Image Date: March 3, 2026

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