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This is an incomplete list of the tallest (pinnacle height > 200 metres) man-made structures of any kind that exist or existed in South America.
List
edit| Structure | Country | Town | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Year built | Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelew Omega Tower | Argentina | Trelew | 366 m | 1201 ft | 1976 | Guyed mast | VLF-transmitter, insulated against ground, demolished in 1998 |
| Amazon Tall Tower Observatory | Brazil | 150 km NE of Manaus | 325 m | 1066 ft | 2015 | Guyed mast | Tower for atmospheric science |
| Gran Torre Santiago | Chile | Santiago | 300 m | 984 ft | 2013 | Skyscraper | |
| Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line | Brazil | Almeirim | 295 m[1] | 968 ft | 2013 | Lattice tower (Electricity pylons) |
2 towers |
| Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant | Chile | Santa Elena | 252 m | 827 ft | 2020 | Concrete Tower | Concentrated solar power plant tower |
| Buenos Aires Radio Rivadavia AM Broadcasting Mast | Argentina | Bella Vista | 252 m | 827 ft | ? | Guyed mast | Insulated against ground |
| CX-6 Radio Mast | Uruguay | Santiago Vázquez | 245 m | 804 ft | ? | Guyed mast | Insulated against ground |
| Orinoco River Crossing | Venezuela | Caroní | 240 m | 787 ft | 1990 | Lattice tower (Electricity pylons) |
3 pylons |
| Santa Fe Canal 13 TV Mast | Argentina | Recreo, Santa Fe | 236 m | 774 ft | 1965 | Guyed mast | |
| Bonaire TWR transmitter | Bonaire | Tera Kora | 231.6 m | 760 ft | ? | Guyed mast | Insulated against ground |
| Eldorado Do Sul RBS Radio Mast | Brazil | Eldorado Do Sul | 230 m | 755 ft | 1986 | Guyed mast | Insulated against ground |
| Torre Espacial | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 228 m | 748 ft | 1997 | Additionally guyed tower | |
| Parque Central Torre Este | Venezuela | Caracas | 225 m | 738 ft | 1979 | Skyscraper | |
| Parque Central Torre Oeste | Venezuela | Caracas | 225 m | 738 ft | 1984 | Skyscraper | |
| Brasilia TV Tower | Brazil | Brasilia | 224 m | 735 ft | 1967 | Lattice tower | |
| Monte Grande Radio Station, Large Masts | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 219 m | 719 ft | 1924 | guyed mast | VLF-transmitter LPZ, 2 masts insulated against ground, demolished |
| San Juan Radio Colón transmitter | Argentina | San Juan | 216 m | 709 ft | 1942 | Guyed mast | |
| General Pacheco Radio Nacional Radio Masts | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 215 m | 705 ft | ? | Guyed mast | |
| Torre TV Bandeirantes | Brazil | São Paulo | 212 m | 696 ft | 1995 | Lattice tower | |
| Mast of Radio 10 | Argentina | Buenos aires | 211 m | 693 ft | ? | Guyed mast | Insulated against ground |
| Cali Tower | Colombia | Cali | 211 m[2] | 689 ft | 1997 | Skyscraper | |
| Monte Grande Radio Station, Large Masts | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 210 m | 689 ft | 1924 | guyed mast | VLF-transmitter LPZ, 8 masts, demolished |
| Torre de la Escollera | Colombia | Cartagena | 206 m | 676 ft | 2007 | Skyscraper | Never finished, demolished |
| Rosario Telefe TV Mast | Argentina | Rosarios | 202 m | 663 ft | 2009 | Guyed mast |
References
edit- ^ "Concluída primeira torre da linha entre Manaus e Macapá". www.amazoniabrasil.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ If communication masts are counted