Andes [Mountains] - Andes

Japanese: アンデス[山脈] - アンデス

The longest mountain range in the world, running vertically along the Pacific coast in western South America. It is 7,000 km long. Together with the Rocky Mountains, it is part of the Cordillera mountain system, which runs through the western part of the Americas. It was formed when Mesozoic geosynclinal deposits were folded during Tertiary orogeny. There are many volcanoes and earthquakes (Pacific Ring of Fire, seismic zone). It is a chain of high peaks over 5,000 m, the highest being Mount Aconcagua. It is generally in the tropical and subtropical zones, but the vertical difference in climate due to altitude is significant, and agriculture and livestock farming are practiced in the cool zones around 3,000 m. The marginal areas are rich in copper, silver, tin, etc. The Altiplano, which stretches from southern Peru to northern Bolivia, was the center of ancient Andean civilization.
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Japanese:

南米西部，太平洋岸に沿って縦走する世界最長の山脈。全長7000kmに及ぶ。ロッキー山脈とともに南北アメリカ大陸西部を走るコルディレラ山系の一部を成す。中生代の地向斜堆積物が第三紀造山運動で褶曲(しゅうきょく)して生まれたもの。火山，地震が多い（環太平洋火山帯，地震帯）。5000m以上の高峰が連なり，最高峰はアコンカグア山。全般的に熱帯・亜熱帯域にあるが気候的には高度差による垂直較差が著しく，3000mあたりの冷涼地帯で農業，畜産が行われる。縁辺部は銅，銀，スズなどに富む。ペルー南部からボリビア北部にわたるアルチプラノはアンデス古代文明の中心であった。
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