The Andes are a mountain range along the western coast of South America. They stretch over 7‚000 km / 4‚400 miles from the south of Argentina and Chile to the north of Colombia. They are also found in Peru‚ Bolivia and Ecuador. The Amazon River system has its sources in the eastern flanks of the Andes. The Andes are the longest exposed mountain range of the world‚ and the second-highest after the Himalayas. The Andes mountain range is the highest mountain range outside Asia. Aconcagua‚ the highest
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------------------------------------------------- Andes This article is about the mountain range in South America. For other uses‚ see Andes (disambiguation). The Andes are the world’s longest continental mountain range. It is a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7‚000 km (4‚300 mi) long‚ 200 km (120 mi) to 700 km (430 mi) wide (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude)‚ and of an average height of about 4‚000 m (13‚000 ft). Over its length the
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Many people face pain and hardships throughout life and learn to accept reality using courage and strength. In the “Long Way Home” an excerpt from Miracle in the Andes‚ Nando Parrado faces many hardships. In the beginning of the novel Nando is heartbroken due to the fact that his plane has crashed in the Andes Mountains‚ and that many people including his best friends‚ and his mother‚ and sister have died. His thoughts haunt him‚ telling him to survive‚ and not “waste tears”‚ as they will be needed
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Miracle In The Andes Summary The Miracle In The Andes is a novel by Nando Parrado‚ and it is a real story happened in the 13th of the October in 1972. The novel talking about the Fairchild‚ an Uruguayan plane crashed in the Andes. The passengers on the plane were 45‚ and many of them were from the Old Christian rugby team include some of their family members. In the crash 40 members had survived from 45‚ and by the time they spend it on the Andes the number had reduced to 16. The novel also
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has crashed in the Andes‚ leaving members of a rugby team and their families fighting for their survival. Two men from the crash later appeared in Chile‚ claiming to have walked through the Andes and declared themselves as passengers of a plane that fell out of the sky. 16 out of 45 passengers survived over the course of nearly 72 days. The survivors faced multiple challenges as stated in the book Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado. Here are some of their challenges. The Andes crash victims had
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Formation of the Andes: The Andes is a young fold mountain range stretching from north to south in the west of South America. It is very high and steep running roughly parallel to the west coast. The Andes is formed by folding‚ a tectonic process taking place along the destructive plate boundary. The Nazca Plate which is an oceanic plate in the west is dragged to move towards the South American Plate which is a continental plate in the east. The force driving the two plates to collide is resulted
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Andes Fold Mountains Dimensions Length of Andes: 7‚000 km Average Height of Andes: 4‚000 m Width of Andes: 500 km Countries the Andes Covers: Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela How were the Andes formed? The Andes were formed due to the compression‚ the act of tending to come together from different direction of plate boundary‚ just off the western coast of the continent of South America. The oceanic crust is being forced against the continental crust which
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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In 1972 a plane full of rugby players on their way to a big match Crashed on route from Uruguay to Chile after being blown off course when they experienced bad turbulence. There were 37 on board 45 including the crew 29 survived the crash into the Andes mountains. There were a good few injured and needing help. One of the players got a metal pole stuck in his stomach and another player who was training to be a doctor pulled it out. And tried to help others who were also injured‚ he told people with
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in order to get a Greater understanding of it‚ and in the hope of producing a better translation. Introduction The ancient city of Machu Picchu is a symbol of community and dedication. Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in the Peruvian Andes‚ which was built around 1440. It was discovered in 1911 by the archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu is a testament to the incredible vision and engineering prowess of the Incas. An interesting feature of Machu Picchu is the evidence that it was
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