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Andes
The longest continental mountain range in the world, Andes is a chain of uplands in the western coast of South America. The range is approximately 7,000 kilometers long, between 200 km to 700 km wide and about 4,000 meters tall.
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What mountain range is higher than the Andes in South America?
A famous mountain range that is found in South America is called the Andes. The Andes is found in the country of Chile.
How do humans use the Andes mountain range?
South Americans use the Andes for mining and for scientific studies of the mountains. The Andes provide much of the water for central and eastern South America.
Tourists use the Andes as an attraction, for climbing and skiing down the faces of the larger mountains.
What leisure is in the Andes Mountains?
There are many natural attractions in the Andes such as mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes and volcanoes. Some tourist attractions show how people have settled in these inhospital areas such as the remains of early settlements built by the Incas like Macha Picchu. The Inca trail combines both.
Are the Andes the longest continuous mountain barrier in the world?
The Andes are the longest continuous mountain range on dry land and stretch more than 4300 miles through seven countries in South America.
What Andes mountains has an extinct volcano?
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
What country has the Andes mountains?
The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range that run down the west coast of South America. The Andes Mountains pass through the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Can you show me a map where the Andes mountains are?
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What are the ten tallest mountains in south America?
Aconcagua (22,834 ft) Ojos del Salado (22,664 ft) Bonete (22,546 ft) Tupungato (22,310 ft) Pissis (22,241 ft) Mercedario (22,211 ft) Huascaran (22,205 ft) Llullaillaco (22,057 ft) El Libertador (22,047 ft) Cachi (22,047 ft)
How do the Andes mountains negatively impact trade in south America?
Simple answer: Any mountain range that big impedes overlan travel. In the case of the Andes (as with the Rockies, basically the result of the same tectonic forces) it is East-West (& West-East) transport that is impeded. That transport problem was one of the reasons the Panama Canal was built.
The Ocean Ridge (also known as Mid-ocean ridge), which runs more than 40,000 miles on the sea floor of five oceans is the longest mountain chain in the world. The longest mountain range on dry land is the Andes, which stretch 4300 miles through seven countries in South America.
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They resembled a little like the MesoAmericans except they had no clothes because the were really poor and had a hard time adapting to their environment.
What type of minerals are in the Andes mountains?
There are many minerals in the Andes, but the main ones are: Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Tin
What is the importance of the Andes mountains?
The Andes mountains extend over seven countries Andes Mountains, is one of the most important archaeological centers in South America. The small tree Cinchona pubescence, a source of quinine which is used to treat malaria, is found widely in the Andes as far south as Bolivia. Other important crops that originated from the Andes are tobacco, and potatoes. The Inca Trail is one of the longest trails in the World. It runs in the Andes, connecting important spots of the region. Also known in Spanish as "El Camino Inca", the ancient road system has a length of 22.530 km the Andes is the most important factor influencing the ramifications of El Niño on the Amazon basin,the role of the mountain chain in preventing the warm and moist air characteristic of an El Niño from reaching the Amazon. The Andes is the most important region in the world for amphibians. For other major groups the numbers are equally impressive: Almost 600 species of mammals
How was the Andes mountain range formed?
The Andes Mountains were formed through subduction of the oceanic plate underneath the South American plate.
What is the highest elevation in the Andes covered with snow?
Mount Aconcagua, 6,960 m (22,834 ft) high.
Why are the Andes mountains famous?
The Andes are formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate (oceanic) and the South American Plate (continental). The collision causes the continental crust to buckle and form fold mountains which are then peppered with volcanoes caused by melting of the Nazca plate as it is forced down into the Earth's mantle.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/How_were_the_Andes_in_South_America_formed#ixzz1eY04zxdV
What ocean at the Andes mountains next to?
The Andes Mountain Range, running along the western side of South America, is next to the South Pacific Ocean.
