When a range of mountains can be measured tens to hundreds of kilometers in length as well as width and is located near an active tectonic plate boundary or coast, it is called a _____.
Mountain belt is a range of mountains it can be measured of 10 to hundreds of kilometers in length as well as width and is located near an active tectonic plate boundary or coast. Hope it helped you, and have a great day. :)
I would say such a mountain range can be named a cordillera such as the Western Cordillera of both North and South America which occurs mostly just east of subduction zones and a result of the oceanic crust being pushed under the continental crust with subsequent uplift and sometimes the formation of volcanoes.
