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10 Facts about the Andes mountain

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  1.   The Andes are so much more than just one mountain range The Andes Mountains were created over 50 million years ago, when the South American and Pacific tectonic plates collided. It is a collection of numerous mountain chains which join together in what are called orographic knots. These are the high-altitude plateaus, the kind that have created the Bolivian Altiplano, that have allowed for the establishment of human settlements. Modern-day cities like La Paz, Quito, Arequipa, Cuenca, Sucre and Medellin are among the most famous cities found on Andean plateaus. Quito, one of the many vibrant cities set on Andean plateaus. Photo credit: shutterstock 2.   Most Andean peaks are volcanic The great majority of the Andean mountain chains are volcanic. The highest active volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado, which stands at 6, 900m, is found here in a remote location along the Chilean – Argentina border. The easiest to reach, Cotopaxi, is only 75km south of the ...
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Andes mountains

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Andes mountains The Andes mountain range is a chain of mountains in South America between 11 ° N latitude and 56 ° S latitude, which crosses Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and part of Venezuela. The average height reaches 4,000 meters, with numerous points reaching and even exceeding 6,000 meters above sea level. It is the largest mountain range in the American continent and one of the most important in the world. It constitutes an enormous mountainous mass that runs in a south-north direction, contouring the coast of the Pacific Ocean along 7,500 km. In the extreme south this mountain range plunges into the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the island of the States. It was formed at the end of the Secondary era, at the end of the late Cretaceous, by the subduction movement of the Nazca plate under the South American Plate. Subsequent seismic movements and volcanic activity have been more important in shaping the relief than external erosive agents. In the current morph...
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