Where Are Ranges Found?

Mountain ranges can be found on every continent. Mountain ranges are also found under the ocean.

Where can we found mountain ranges?

  • Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Transantarctic Mountains. ...
  • Africa: Atlas, Eastern African Highlands, Ethiopian Highlands.
  • Asia: Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Taurus, Elburz, Japanese Mountains.
  • Australia: MacDonnell Mountains.
  • Europe: Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians, Apennines, Urals, Balkan Mountains.
  • North America: ...
  • South America:

Why are mountain ranges located where they are?

A mountain range is a group or chain of mountains located close together. ... One well-known mountain range is the Himalayas range in Asia. It was created when pieces of the Earth's crust, called tectonic plates, crashed into each other several million years ago.

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