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Q: How were the Andes mountains and other mountain chains formed?
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How were the Andes mountain and south America mountain formed?

the andes mountains were formed by a continental collision


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

sierra mountains


What is the prominent mountain range of south America?

The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.


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 two major mountain chains in Latin America?

The Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico, and the Andes Mountains that run along the west coast of South America.


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

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

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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.


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What are the mountain chains in Peru called?

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