The Andes (/ ˈ æ n d iː z / AN-deez), 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.

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 .

6 天之前 · 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.

The Andes (/ ˈændiːz / AN-deez), 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.

The fauna of the Andes, a mountain range in South America, is large and diverse. As well as a huge variety of flora, the Andes contain many different animal species. With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are endemic to the region, the Andes are the most important region in the world for amphibians. [2]

A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes. The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this list.

Andean civilizations are one of at least five civilizations in the world deemed by scholars to be "pristine." The concept of a "pristine" civilization refers to a civilization that has developed independently of external influences and is not a derivative of other civilizations. [3]

The Andean region, located in central Colombia, is the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers. [1] . They were also the location of the most significant pre-Columbian indigenous settlements.

Andes, Andes Mountains ko Andean Mountains (Spanish; Quechua) su ne mafi tsayin tsaunukan nahiyoyi a duniya, suna a wani tsauni mai ci gaba a gefen yammacin Kudancin Amurka. Adadin shine (8,900 kilometres (5,530 mi) tsawo, (200 to 700 kilometres (124 to 435 mi) fadi (mafi faɗi tsakanin 18°S–20°S latitude), kuma yana da matsakaicin tsayi ...

Imaxe de satélite dos Andes. Fonte: NASA. Cono de Arita, Provincia de Salta (). A cordilleira dos Andes ou Andes (en quechua: urqukuna 'as montañas' ou Anti suyu urqukuna 'as montañas do Andesuyo') é a cordilleira continental máis longa do mundo, formando unha terra alta continua ao longo do bordo occidental de América do Sur.Ten unha lonxitude de 8500 quilómetros, de …