Explanation:
as the ocean plate is pushed under the overriding continental plate the ocean sedimentary layers are heated compressed and melted the pressure of the converging plates that create the subduction zone forces the Continental play upwards creating mountain ranges such as Andes
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Pacific mountain system, series of mountain ranges that stretches along the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from northern British Columbia (Canada) to northwestern Mexico. They run for some 4,500 miles (7,250 km) in the United States and extend northward into Canada for another 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
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