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The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world. The Andes range is about 7,000 km (4,300 miles) long, about 200 km (120 miles) to 700 km (430 miles) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet).
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What mountain ranges rises along the entire west coast of South America?
It is the Andes mountain range, which is about 4,500 miles (7,242 kilometres) long.
Are the Himalayas located in the Pyrenees?
No. They are two separate mountain ranges, a long distance from each other. The Pyrenees are between France and Spain, and the Himalayas are in a number of countries in Asia.
What is the earth largest and highest mountain range?
The highest mountain range is the Himalayas, The longest mountain range is the Andes(7000km, or 4300 miles long), If you are including underwater mountain ranges the longest mountain range is called the Ocean ridges, it is a chain of mountains that runs on the sea floor of five ocean across the world, the total length of the system is 80000km or 49700 miles.
What is the longest mountain range in North and South America?
From South to North, the Andes ranges over 4,300 miles from Argentina through Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Venezuela. The Andes mountain range is the highest mountain range outside of Asia. In contrast, the "Western Cordillera" is a "series" of mountain ranges extending from Alaska south to Mexico. The Rocky Mountains, part of the Western Cordillera, stretch a mere 3,000 miles.
What is the long mountain chain that runs along the west coast of South America?
The Andes.
What is the greatest land mountain range?
The Himalayas stretches 1491 miles making it the longest mountain range in Asia.
How far do the Andes mountains run?
The Andes mountain range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long.
What is the mountain range that is almost 4500 miles long?
Andes.
Witch mountain range is longer-the Cascade Mountains or the Rocky mountains?
The Rockies. They are about 3000 miles long while the Cascades are about 2000 miles long. (The only land range longer than the Rockies are the Andes at about 4300 miles. Even longer are certain underwater mountain ranges)
Where is the worlds most longest mountain chain?
The longest mountain chain is the Mid-Oceanic Ridge, which runs under all 7 oceans and spans from around California to North of Greenland. It is estimated to be 49,700 miles long. The longest above seal level mountain range is the Andes Mountain Range, which runs down the west border of South America. It is estimated to be 4,300 miles long. The tallest mountain range is the Himalayas with 16 peaks above 26,000 ft, the highest of which is Mt. Everest at 29,035ft.
Do Long high and continuous mountain ranges run through the middle of the oceans?
No, long, high continuous mountain ranges do not run through the middle of the oceans. The mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics, but they are not high enough to breach the surface of the ocean.
How long are most mountain ranges?
1,000 miles
