2007-12-09 12:52:33 · 11 answers · asked by imabegum 1 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
Technically, the mountain range running along the NB-Maine border could be considered to be the oldest, since they are part of the original Appalachian chain.
For a range that lies entirely within Canada's border, it would have to be the Laurentians, which are the northernmost extension of the Appalachian Range - making them the oldest mountains in Canada.
The Appalachian Range was the WORLD'S first mountain range, with peaks approximately 2-3 times the height of today's tallest mountains (like Everest) in the Himalyas.
2007-12-10 01:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mountain Ranges In Canada
2016-11-09 00:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by chicklis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the oldest mountain range in the world is located in Ontario. Killarney park and Sudbury surrounding area, the La Cloche mountains date back even more then the Apps. Although small due to erosion they are amazing cliffs of quartz.
2015-10-27 06:58:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Rockies aren't by Vancouver, those are the Cascades. The Rockies run between Alberta and BC.
2) It is the Laurentians Mts and it is considered one of the oldest ones in the world.
2007-12-09 13:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by NWIP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Rockies is totally wrong as an answer, they are the youngest, formed by continental plates colliding.
I believe the oldest are the Laurentians in the Quebec area. I seem to recall reading that they are some of the oldest rocks on the continent. Well worn down.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurentian_mountains
2007-12-09 12:58:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe the oldest mountains on earth are in northern Ontario part of the Canadian Shield rockies. They're not tall like the Rocky Mountains of Vancouver though. They've weathered over time.
2007-12-09 12:56:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The oldest mountains are wide spread but one of the ranges is the Appalachians, but others are in Africa and between Spain and France. Exactly how old is difficult to say because of composition of the uplifts, erosion by wind and water and other geomechanical forces including plate tectonics. The older mountain ranges tend to be lower in elevation whereas the younger mountains such as those in the Himalayas are both high and still growing. Mt. Everest has gained a bit of height since first measured.
2016-03-14 06:32:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rockies by twelve years and 4 months
2007-12-09 12:59:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The small ones around lake Huron and Ontario. They are the oldest, but they are very worn down.
2007-12-09 12:55:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably the Rockies on the west coast, since they are one of the largest and biggest mountains.
They take time to grow, y'know!
2007-12-09 12:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋