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A convergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate.

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Q: How was the Andes Mountains and Cascade Mountains most likely formed?
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How were the Andes mountain and south America mountain formed?

the andes mountains were formed by a continental collision


What type of plate boundary interaction are the Andes mountains formed from?

The Andes mountains were formed from the interaction of the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate, which is a convergent plate boundary. The Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate, leading to the uplift and formation of the Andes mountains.


What are the Andes Mountains and where are they formed?

You can find the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America. It is about 4,300 miles long and it is the largest Continental Mountain Range.


Were the Andes mountains formed as a result of ocean continental convergence?

The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.


What caused the Andes mountains to form?

They were formed by deposition and by convergent boundaries


How were the Andes mountains the Himalayas and the islands of japan formed alike?

They were all formed at convergent boundaries


How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of japan formed differently?

The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.


What is the driest desert found west of these mountains along the Pacific coast?

By 'these mountains' I assume you are referring to the Andes Mountains of South America. The desert formed in the rain shadow of the Andes is the Atacama Desert.


How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of Japan formed alike?

They were all formed at convergent boundaries


How were the Andes mountains and other mountain chains formed?

by tectonic plates colliding


What kinds of plates formed the Andes mountains?

The Andes Mountain Chain is formed as a result of a convergent plate boundary, the collision of the South American Plate with the Nazca Plate.


What type of plate boundary is the Andes mountains?

The type of boundary that the Andes mountains are, in South America, is a convergent plate boundary. This was formed from the collision of the South American plate boundary and the Nazca plate.