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California is a slip fault and Chile is a thrust fault.

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Q: In what way is the plate boundary along the coast of California different from the plate boundary along the west coast of South America?
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What is the boundary of the Andes?

The type of boundary that the Andes mountains are, in South America, is a convergent plate boundary. This was formed from the collision of the South American plate boundary and the Nazca plate.


Is the southern part of north America a land link to south America?

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Ontario. The southernmost point in Ontario is farther south than the northern boundary of California. Check it out on a map!


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The eastern coast of South America is a passive margin, rather than a plate boundary.


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The type of boundary that the Andes mountains are, in South America, is a convergent plate boundary. This was formed from the collision of the South American plate boundary and the Nazca plate.


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