Andes Mountains (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Andes Mountains

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High mountain ranges such as the Andes are formed near subduction zones where one plate is forced under another. Eroding mountains and subducting seafloor could be elements of a self-regulating mechanism modulating the speed of continental movement.

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