Running from Venezuela to Chile, for 10 points, name this longest continental mountain range in the world which extends for most of the western coast of South America.
In this mountain range, the British airliner Star Dust disappeared over its Mount Tupungato in 1947. That peak is connected to another more famous peak by the Uspallata Pass, which, though not in Rio, features a notable statue of Christ the Redeemer of this mountain range. Due to the Earth's equatorial bulge, a dormant volcano in this range is the spot in the world farthest from the center of the Earth. In addition to Chimborazo, this mountain range features the tallest peak in the western hemisphere, Mount Aconcagua. Running from Venezuela to Chile, for 10 points, name this longest continental mountain range in the world which extends for most of the western coast of South America.
In this mountain range, the British airliner Star Dust disappeared over its Mount Tupungato in 1947.
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