The New Student's Reference Work/Aconcagua

Aconcagua (ä-kŏn-kä′ḡwä), a central province of the Republic of Chile, bounded on the north by the province of Coquimbo, on the south by Santiago and on the southwest by Valparaiso, flanked on the east by the Andes and the Argentine Republic, and on the west by the South Pacific Ocean. Its area is 5,485 square miles, with a population (1910) of 131,331. Its capital is Felipe. On the range of the Andes, within the Argentine boundary, is the extinct volcano of Aconcagua, deemed the loftiest elevation in the New World, with an estimated height of 23,000 feet. The Aconcagua River flows seaward through the province and gives the latter its chief fertility in grain, hemp and a variety of fruits. Copper deposits are found in the province.