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What mountain range is being created by the convergence of the Nazca and South American plate?
LittleBearx3
The mountain range that is being created by the convergence of the Nazca and the South American plate is the Andes mountain range. This range includes active volcanoes.
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How were the Andes mountain ranges created?
nazca plate south american plate
What is an example of oceanic-continental convergence?
Andes, convergence between South American Plate and Pacific Plate
Which tectonic plates cause the Andes mountains to rise?
The Andes Mountain Range is a result of the Nazca Plate subducting under the South American Plate.
What created the Andes?
The collision of the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate.
Which plate is subducting beneath south American plate to form the san Andreas mountain range?
Nazca
What mountain range has been created in south America due to the nazca and south American plates colliding?
I think its the Andes but i could be wrong hope this helps somehow
What type of plates collided to form the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America?
The Andes were a result of the collision of the Nazca Plate & the South American Plate.
Which two tectonic plates are colliding causing the rise of the Andes Mountains?
The Nazca and the South American plates are colliding forming the Andes Mountain.
What happens when nazca plate pushes into south American plate?
The Nazca Plate is subducted beneath the South American Plate.
What happens when the nazca seafloor plate pushes into the so American continental plate?
the nazca plate will move under the south american plate.
What do scientists believe was the reason that the nazca lines were created?
The purpose of the Nazca lines was to please the gods.
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.
