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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.
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How were the Andes mountain and south America mountain formed?
the andes mountains were formed by a continental collision
Were the Andes mountains formed as a result of ocean continental convergence?
The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.
What caused the Andes mountains to form?
They were formed by deposition and by convergent boundaries
How were the Andes mountains the Himalayas and the islands of japan formed alike?
They were all formed at convergent boundaries
How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of japan formed differently?
The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.
What is the driest desert found west of these mountains along the Pacific coast?
By 'these mountains' I assume you are referring to the Andes Mountains of South America. The desert formed in the rain shadow of the Andes is the Atacama Desert.
How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of Japan formed alike?
They were all formed at convergent boundaries
How were the Andes mountains and other mountain chains formed?
by tectonic plates colliding
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 type of plate boundary is the Andes mountains?
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 Atacama Desert formed by South America's climate?
No, it is formed by South America's geography, primarily by the Andes Mountains.
What mountain chain formed in Chile as a result of the collision of the two plates?
The Andes Mountains
