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What type of plates collided to form the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America?
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∙ 13y agoThe Andes mountains were created by the Nazca Oceanic Plate colliding with the South American Plate.
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∙ 13y agoThe convergent boundary, the collision of the South American plate with the Nazca plate
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∙ 12y agoThe South American and Nazca plates.
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∙ 11y agoTwo Oceanic Plates
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∙ 11y agotwo oceanic plates
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What mountains on the western edge of south America are the?
The Andes Mountains form the 'spine' of South America
What is the backbone that runs from Canada to South America?
The "continental backbone" of North America is the Rocky Mountains and of South America is the Andes. However, these are separate mountain ranges, on different tectonic plates.
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What created the Andes mountains?
two continential plates
What mountains for the western coast of Soth America?
The Andes Mountains run along the western coast of South America. The Andes Mountains are still changing due to the pushing together of the American and Pacific tectonic plates.
How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of japan formed differently?
The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.
What mountains on the western edge of south America are the?
The Andes Mountains form the 'spine' of South America
Mountains to the west of south America?
The Andes Mountains
What is the backbone that runs from Canada to South America?
The "continental backbone" of North America is the Rocky Mountains and of South America is the Andes. However, these are separate mountain ranges, on different tectonic plates.
How were the Andes mountain range the Himalayas and the island of japan formed differently?
The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.
How were the Andes mountain range the himalaya and island of japan formed differently?
The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.
Were the Andes mountains formed as a result of ocean continental convergence?
The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.
What is the prominent mountain range of south America?
The main mountain range is the Andes Mountains.
What created the Andes mountains?
two continential plates
Rocky Mountains is to US as Andes mountains is to?
Actually, you should reword your question to "The Rocky Mountains are to North America as the Andes Mountains are to?"The answer would be South America. Both the Rockies and the Andes are found in several countries.
Which continent are the Andes mountains on?
South AmericaThe Andes are a mountain range in western South America.The Andes Mountains spread along the west coast of South America, through countries like Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
