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The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range.
It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 km (120 mi) to 700 km (430 mi) wide (widest between 18 degrees South and 20 degrees South latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, which are separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus - some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, and La Paz.
The so-called Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest plateau following the Tibetan plateau. The Andes extend to seven countries, in alphabetical order: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, some of which are known as the Andean States.
The Andes range is the world's highest mountain range outside of the continent of Asia. Their highest peak, Mt. Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,962 m (22,841 ft) above sea level. The peak of Mt. Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes is located at the point on the surface of the Earth that is the most distant one from its center. This is because of the Earth's equatorial bulge that results from its rapid rotation (far faster than those of Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Ganymede, Titan, or Triton). The world's highest volcanos are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina frontier which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft), and over 50 other volcanos that rise above 6,000 m.
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These are located on the western edge of south America and are the worlds longest unbroken mountain range?
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In South America what is the longest mountain range?
The Andes MountainsThe Andes is the longest mountains range in South America as well as the longest mountain range in the world.
What is the continent with the worlds largest rainforst and longest mountain chain?
South Americas has the Amazon rainforest and the Andes mountains. The Andes is the longest continuous mountain range on dry land.
The world's longest mountain chain above sea level is on what continent?
South America
What is the name of one the mountain in south America?
Andes Mountains,the rockies
The worlds longest Mountain chain is it South America what is its name?
Andes is the Longest mountain chain in south america.
What the name of the worlds longest mountain chain in south America?
The Andes
The worlds longest mountain chain above sea level is on which continent?
South America, the Andes
These are located on the western edge of south America and are the worlds longest unbroken mountain range?
Unscramble desan atinnomus
Longest mountain range in South America?
The Andes mountain range is the longest in South America, stretching over 4,300 miles along the western coast of the continent. It spans seven countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The highest peak in the Andes is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, which stands at 22,838 feet.
In South America what is the longest mountain range?
The Andes MountainsThe Andes is the longest mountains range in South America as well as the longest mountain range in the world.
Which is the longest mountain range in south america?
It is the Andes mountain range
In which Continent is the longest mountain chain?
in south america
These are located on the western edge of south America and are the worlds longest unbroken mountain range unscramble desan atinnomus?
The Mid-Ocean Ridge.
What is the name of south America longest mountain?
aconcagua……………i think
Where on earth are the longest mountain ranges located?
The longest mountain range on Earth is the Andes, located in South America. The Rocky Mountains in North America and the Great Dividing Range in Australia are also among the longest.
What is the highest and longest mountain range?
The longest mountain range is the Andes Mountains in Middle and South America. The highest is the Himalaya's
