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Bookmark or Share- What is the longest mountain range on earth? - NOAA's National Ocean ...The longest mountain range on Earth is called the mid-ocean ridge. Spanning 40,389 miles around the globe, it's truly a global landmark. About 90 percent of the mid-ocean ridge system is under the ocean. This system of mountains and valleys criss-crosses the globe, resembling the stitches in a baseball. It's formed by the movement of the Earth ...
- Andes Mountains - WorldAtlasAndes Mountains. Also referred to as “Cordillera de los Andes” in Spanish, the Andes Mountains is the world’s longest mountain range that stretches for more than 6,999km along the western margin of the South American continent. The Andes Mountains have an average height of 4,000m and a maximum width of 200 to 700km, and are considered as the highest mountain range that is situated ...
- Andes - The World's Longest Mountain Chain - ThoughtCoThe Andes are the longest chain of mountains in the world and include many of the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere. Although the Andes is a long mountain chain, they are also narrow. Along their length, the east-to-west breadth of the Andes varies between about 120 and 430 miles wide. The climate throughout the Andes is highly variable ...
- Andes: World’s Longest Mountain Range | Live ScienceThe south face of Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, at 22,841 feet (6,962 meters) above sea level. (Image credit: Johnathan Esper Shutterstock) The Andes is the longest mountain range ...
- Top 10 Longest Mountain Ranges in the World - PickyTopThe Atlas Mountains, even being one of the largest mountain ranges in the world, are relatively sparsely vegetated, with low vegetation and high levels of soil erosion. 7. Himalayas. Length: 2,600 km. Max Elevation: 8,849 m (29,031.7 ft) Highest peak: Mount Everest. Legendary.
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