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How were the Andes mountain and south America mountain formed?

the andes mountains were formed by a continental collision


What is the prominent mountain range of south America?

The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.


What are the four longest mountain chains in the world?

The four longest mountain chains in the world are Ocean Ridge (also known as Mid-ocean ridge), Andes, Rocky Mountains and Great Dividing Range. Transantarctic Mountains and Himalayas are fifth and sixth.


What are the Andes Mountains and where are they formed?

You can find the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America. It is about 4,300 miles long and it is the largest Continental Mountain Range.


The Andes are an extension to which two mountain chains in north America?

The Andes are an extension of the North American Rocky Mountains and the South American mountains that continue up through Central America.


What is a region of parallel mountain chains?

A region of parallel mountain chains is known as a mountain range or a mountain belt. Examples include the Rocky Mountains in North America, the Andes in South America, and the Himalayas in Asia. These mountain ranges are formed by tectonic plate movements and are characterized by a series of parallel peaks and ridges.


What mountain chain formed in Chile as a result of the collision of the two plates?

The Andes Mountains


Which mountain range is the longest from rocky mountains Andes mountains alps ural mountains and the himalayas?

Andes mountain


What kinds of plates formed the Andes mountains?

The Andes Mountain Chain is formed as a result of a convergent plate boundary, the collision of the South American Plate with the Nazca Plate.


What is the highest mountain in the Andes mountains?

the highest mountain in the Andes of south America would have to be the aconcagua mountain in the Andes mountains of south America and thanks for your time


What are the Andes a chain of?

Andes are the chains of mountain peaks in south america.


Does panama have the Andes mountains?

No the Panama does not have the Andes Mountain.