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The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range.
It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 km (120 mi) to 700 km (430 mi) wide (widest between 18 degrees South and 20 degrees South latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, which are separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus - some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, and La Paz.
The so-called Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest plateau following the Tibetan plateau. The Andes extend to seven countries, in alphabetical order: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, some of which are known as the Andean States.
The Andes range is the world's highest mountain range outside of the continent of Asia. Their highest peak, Mt. Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,962 m (22,841 ft) above sea level. The peak of Mt. Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes is located at the point on the surface of the Earth that is the most distant one from its center. This is because of the Earth's equatorial bulge that results from its rapid rotation (far faster than those of Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Ganymede, Titan, or Triton). The world's highest volcanos are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina frontier which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft), and over 50 other volcanos that rise above 6,000 m.
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Name the mountain chain which extends farthest south?
The mountain chain that extends the farthest south in the Andes. The Andes mountains cover about 4300 miles, these mountains extend to the bottom of South America.
Where on earth are the longest mountain ranges located?
south america
What major mountain chain extends from Alaska to south America?
The North American Cordillera extends from Alaska to South America. This chain of mountains is about 3,000 miles long and 1,000 miles wide.
What is the chain of mountains along the west side of South America?
The Andean Mountain range or the Andes.
The long mountain chain that runs along the west coast of South America is called the?
Andes.
What continents is the Andes and Rocky Mountain chain located?
South America.
The world's longest mountain chain in south America what is its name?
Andes is the Longest mountain chain in south america.
The worlds longest Mountain chain is it South America what is its name?
Andes is the Longest mountain chain in south america.
What is the longest mountain chain in the world and where is it located?
The Andes on the west coast of South America
What is the world's longets mountain chain in south america?
The Andes mountain chain
Where is the world's longest mountain chain located?
The largest chain of mountains in the world is the Andes Mountains. They are over 4 thousand miles long and are located in South America.
Where is world's longest mountain chain located?
The largest chain of mountains in the world is the Andes Mountains. They are over 4 thousand miles long and are located in South America.
In which Continent is the longest mountain chain?
in south america
What continent has the mountain chain that extends farthest south?
South America
What is the name of the tallest mountain chain in south America?
Andes
What mountain chain is found in western south America?
sedna
What mountain chain is found in western and south America?
The andes
