Abra del Acay

The Abra del Acay in , , is the highest point on Argentina's National Route 40. Located at, its altitude is 4,972 meters, even though an old sign informs visitors it stands at 4,895 meters.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: mountain pass in Argentina
  • Also known as: “Abra de Acay”, “Abra del acay”, “Paso de Acay”, “Paso del Acay”, “Portillo Acay”, “Portillo de Acay”, “Portillo del Acay”, “Puerto Acay”, and “Puerto del Acay”

Abra del Acay

Latitude
-24.43673° or 24° 26′ 12″ south
Longitude
-66.23912° or 66° 14′ 21″ west
Elevation
4,953 metres (16,250 feet)
Open location code
577MHQ76+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3208433723
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q323302
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Venetian—“Abra del Acay” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Abra el Acay”
  • Cebuano: “Abra del Acay”
  • Czech: “Abra del Acay”
  • Dutch: “Abra del Acay”
  • French: “Abra del Acay”
  • German: “Abra el Acay”
  • Italian: “Abra del Acay”
  • Japanese: “アブラ・デル・アカイ”
  • Ladin: “Abra del Acay”
  • Lithuanian: “Abra del Akajus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Abra del Acay”
  • Norwegian: “Abra del Acay”
  • Polish: “Abra del Acay”
  • Spanish: “Abra del Acay”
  • Swedish: “Abra del Acay”
  • Venetian: “Abra del Acay”
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