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Yes,
The Andes range has many active volcanoes, which are distributed in four volcanic zones:
- Bucaramanga flat-slab segment
- The Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) that includes the volcanoes of southern Colombia and Ecuador.
- Peruvian flat-slab segment
- The Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ) compromising the volcanoes of southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile and Argentina
- Pampean flat-slab segment
- The Southern Volcanic Zone (SVZ), spanning from Central Chile to the Chile Triple Junction
- Patagonian Volcanic Gap
- The Austral Volcanic Zone (AVZ) begins south of the Chile Triple Junction and is caused by the subduction of the Antarctic Plate
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What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What chain of mountains lies between Chile and Argentina?
The Andes Mountains
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
What mountains on the western edge of south America are the?
The Andes Mountains form the 'spine' of South America
What are human features from the Andes Mountains?
What are human features from the Andes Mountains?
What is an extinct volcano in the Andes mountains?
Your buns are bigger
What is the Extinct volcano in the Andes mountain?
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What is the the extinct in the Andes mountains?
Your buns are bigger
Is the Sugarloaf in Ireland a volcano?
No. But there is a volcano in Ireland and it erupted last year! That volcano was in Iceland. Regarding the sugarloaf, there are a number of sugarloaf mountains in Ireland. Only 1 is a volcano which is extinct. Ireland has many volcanos all of which are extinct.
When did Mount Aconcaqua last erupt?
It is not a volcano. Like many mountains of the Andes, it was built by plate collision.
What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What type of mountains are the Andes range?
The Andes Mountains are Folded Mountains.
What are the 5 tallest volcanoes in the western hemisphere and what mountain range are they in?
The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains
What chain of mountains lies between Chile and Argentina?
The Andes Mountains
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
What mountains on the western edge of south America are the?
The Andes Mountains form the 'spine' of South America
If a volcano is dormant does it turn into a mountain?
No. Not all volcanoes form mountains. Those that do are considered mountains regardless whether they are active, dormant, or extinct.
