GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Nazca Plate converges with this plate, forming the Andes Mountain Range.
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Pacific Plate
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Cocos Plate
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South American Plate
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Antarctic Plate
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The mountains have been formed as a result of the convergence of the Nazca plate and the South American plate. The heavier oceanic crust of the Nazca plate is pushed towards the South American plate, and because it is denser is subducted underneath.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Nazca Plate is moving eastwards, towards the South American Plate, at about 79mm per year.
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