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The Andes: longest continental range

The Andes are the world’s longest continental mountain range. The U.S. Geological Survey gives their length as about 7,564 km. This record is for above-water/continental mountain systems; if submarine ranges are counted, the global mid-ocean ridge system is longer.

Synthetic illustration, not a topographic map.

![Illustration of the Andes along South America](media/fact-886-illustration.webp)