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What mountain chain was caused by the collision of the Eurasian or African continental plates with the North American Plates?

The mountain range in which the eurasian and the African plate collide are called the alps!


Is the Alps a divergent boundary?

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.


How were the swiss alps was formed?

The Alps form part of a line of mountain chains, called the Alpide Belt. This goes through Southern Europe and Asia and all the way to the Himalayas.The Alps were formed when the African and the Eurasian Plates collided, folded and then buckled.


What is the name of mountain range that separates France and Italy?

The Alps. (les Alpes) Graian Alps


What type of mountain range is the alps?

what type of mountain is the alps in The alps are a range of mountains in Europe.


What is the history of the Swiss alps?

well.... tectonic plates collided together forming them. What do you mean history?


What two lithispheric plates created the alps fold mountain belt?

The collision between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate created the Alps mountain range over millions of years. The convergence of these two plates resulted in intense folding and faulting of the Earth's crust, leading to the formation of the Alps.


Which mountain range lies to the north of Italy?

the alps


Which range are the alps found in?

Alps is the name of a mountain network!!!!!!


What is the name of the Europe's major mountain range?

The Alps


Is Alps the tallest mountain in France?

No, the alps are a mountain range. The tallest mountain in France is "Mont Blanc" or the white mountain.


Why were the alps formed?

They were formed when the African Plate and the Eurasian plate collided. The crust buckeld and thickend creating the mountains. They were formed when the African Plate and the Eurasian plate collided. The crust buckeld and thickend creating the mountains.