- Andes - Wikipedia
The Andes ( ˈændiːz AN-deez Ananta), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America
- Andes Mountains | Definition, Map, Plate Boundary, Location - Britannica
Andes Mountains, South American mountain system that contains the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere One of Earth’s great natural features, the Andes form an unbroken rampart over some 5,500 miles—from the southern tip of South America to the continent’s northernmost coast on the Caribbean
- 15 Magnificent Facts About the Andes Mountains You’ll Wish You’d Known
The Andes Mountains span through seven of South America’s countries, delivering a distinctive aura of culture, history, terrain, and activity in each The Southern Andes cuts across Argentina and Chile while the Northern Andes cuts through Venezuela and Colombia
- The Andes – The Longest Mountain Range In The World
The Andes, or Andean Mountains, are the longest mountain range in the world and are located along the western coast of South America, spanning through seven different countries
- Andes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Andes are a Mesozoic – Tertiary orogenic belt of mountains along the Pacific Ring of Fire The Andes are the result of plate tectonics processes, caused by the subduction of oceanic crust beneath the South American continental plate
- Andes - The Worlds Longest Mountain Chain - ThoughtCo
The Andes are a chain of mountains that extends 4,300 miles along the west coast of South America and bisects seven countries—Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina
- Andes: The Longest Mountain Range! - littleexplainers. com
The Andes mountain range stretches for an incredible 5,500 miles (8,900 km) from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America These mountains, with an average height of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet), are a key part of South America They shape the geography, climate, and cultures of the region
- Andes - New World Encyclopedia
The Andes is the highest mountain range outside Asia, with the highest peak, Aconcagua, rising to 22,834 feet (6,960 m) above sea level The summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the equatorial bulge
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