The Andes Mountains
Some examples of mountain ranges created by continental-continental convergence are the Himalayas (resulting from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates) and the Alps (formed by the collision of African and Eurasian plates).
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.
Most of the large mountain ranges formed as a result of continental drift/collision, some of the smaller ranges were formed in other ways.
When subduction occurs at points of plates collision.
The Andes is a fold mountain range, formed by the collision of tectonic plates. It is characterized by long linear ridges that result from the folding and uplifting of the Earth's crust.
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The Ural mountains formed as a result of the collision of Europe with Asia and are folded mountains. Fold mountains are mountain ranges that are formed when two of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust push together at their border. The extreme pressure forces the edges of the plates upwards into a series of folds.
These are the result of the collision between the North American, Pacific and Cocos plates.
No, the Alps are not a divergent boundary. The Alps are a mountain range formed from the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, a result of convergent boundary activity.
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The Himalayas in Asia is a prime example of a folded mountain range formed by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The collision between these plates caused the Earth's crust to crumple and fold, resulting in the formation of the towering Himalayan mountain range.
two plates of equal weight colliding