Which geographical process caused the Andes Mountains?

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16 December, 23:45

Which geographical process caused the Andes Mountains?

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Righty · Answer 1

The Andes are the result of plate tectonics processes, caused by the subduction of oceanic crust beneath the South American plate. The main cause of the rise of the Andes is the compression of the western rim of the South American Plate due to the subduction of the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate.

Keith Shepard · Answer 2

Keith Shepard 17 December, 02:58

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Plate tectonics process