Carirriñe Pass
Mountain pass between Chile and Argentina
39°47′S 71°42′W / 39.783°S 71.700°W / -39.783; -71.700 Carirriñe Pass is an international mountain pass in the Andes between Chile and Argentina. The pass connects Coñaripe and Liquiñe in Chile with Junín de los Andes in Argentina. At the site of the pass some of the southernmost Araucaria trees grows. The road is not paved and the pass may be closed most of the year due to snowfalls, minor landslides and rehabilitation. At the highest point the pass reaches 1,223 m (4,012 ft).[1]
References
- ^ a b Unidad de Pasos Fronterizos - Gobierno de Chile, accessed on 13 September 2014.
External links
- Unidad de Pasos Fronterizos - Gobierno de Chile
- Gendamería Nacional Argentina - Paso Carirriñe
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Mountain passes of the Andes
- Visviri
- Chungara–Tambo Quemado
- Colchane–Pisiga
- Salar de Ollagüe
- Portezuelo de Chaxas
- Portezuelo del Cajón
- Jama
- Sico
- Socompa
- San Francisco
- Pircas Negras
- Agua Negra
- Los Patos
- Uspallata
- Libertadores
- Pehuenche
- Pichachén
- Pino Hachado
- Mamuil Malal
- Carirriñe
- Hua Hum
- Ipela
- Cardenal Antonio Samoré
Note: Passes are ordered by latitude from north to south