Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate?
A)1,Andes of South America
B)2,East Africa
C)3,Tibet
D)none of these

Question

Which of these regions is high because of subduction of an oceanic plate? 
A)1,Andes of South America 
B)2,East Africa 
C)3,Tibet 
D)none of these

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The Andes mountains are located along the western coast of South America and are a result of the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate. As the oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate, it melts and rises as magma, creating the Andean volcanic arc and causing uplift and deformation of the continent, leading to the formation of the Andes mountain range.

Which of These Regions Is High Because of Subduction of an Oceanic