what is the name of the youngest mountain range?????????????

Question

i need to know for a report............ please????????

Answer 1

actually, i agree. Technically the middle part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge is made of geologically young rocks. because lava is constantly oozing through the rift in the middle and cooling.
the youngest mountain range on land though is the Himalayas, they started rising only 25 million years ago they're still growing and have not yet eroded.

Answer 2

Youngest Mountain Range

Answer 3

Well, you could search for it. In fact, that is what most of us would do to find the answer.

I know that the Himalayas are very young, still growing in fact. Caused by the Indian subcontinent colliding with Asia. India has not yet completely stopped, that is why the mountains are still growing (very slowly)

The chain of volcanos that make up the Hawaiian islands is also still growing. However, I do not know if they count as a chain. Plus, one mountain is formed after the preceding mountain has stopped forming. The Himalayas are forming in three shot, with the Shivalik hills being the youngest. However, the Great Himalyans (containing Everest) are still growing even though they are the oldest part of the Himalayas.

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In the USA, it is said that the Henrys (in the Rockys, near Utah) are the youngest and "the La Sal Mountains are the second-youngest mountains on the face of the earth." But the source is not a geologist.

PS: It is possible that they (Henrys and La Sal) are called the "youngest" mountains because they were the last ones to be surveyed and named in the continental USA. (Second source)

Answer 4

Unfortunately there isn't a single Mountain range that could be labeled as the youngest cause there are several that are still growing. The Himalayas, Andes and parts of the Rockies are all still growing. One mountain range that doesn't really get mentioned enough, and is literally the largest mountain range on Earth is the Mid-Atlantic ridge, this is growing on a daily basis as magma wells up from with in the Earth due to a spreading zone where to continental plates are moving away from each other.

Answer 5

The Himalayas Are The Youngest Mountain Range, As For The Earth's Life Span India Only Crashed Into Other Land Recently Creating The Currently Growing Himalayas, Hope that helps as for further info please feel free to contact me !

Answer 6

"The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet"

Answer 7

There are many mountain ranges which are still active and growing. Examples.........Himalayas, Pacific Cordillera, Andes.