Patagonia mountains

2014-09-27


The Pacific Ring Of Fire encircles the Pacific Ocean.

Volcanoes are found along the Andes Mountains in South America.   They were formed when the Nazca tectonic plate collided with and slid under the South American plate.

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Patagonia 巴塔哥尼亞 has many volcanoes between latitude 36°S and 52°S.



The Argentine side of the Andes features arid steppes, grasslands and deserts.



The Chilean side has glacial fjords and temperate rainforest.



There are mountains on Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America.

Granite mountains were formed after the collision of the tectonic plates where lighter rocks became magma and 'boiled' up to become granite.   Torres del Paine has a number of granite peaks extend 8,200 feet above sea level.

Fitz Roy in Patagonia is majestic.   12 miles away, Mount Viedma is an active volcano covered under glacial ice. For a flyover view of the Patagonia mountains, click the video below.   To know more details about Patagonia, click the Youtube Replay button to watch the "Patagonia Expedition" video from the beginning.

Patagonia granite mountains and volcanoes, an excerpt Video by Pat Wong (2m19s)

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