A long, continuous zone of mountainous terrain built by sustained tectonic compression along a plate boundary, typically comprising several individual ranges that share a common structural history, such as folding, faulting and metamorphism driven by the same collision. The Alpine-Himalayan belt, spanning from southern Europe to Southeast Asia, is the world's longest continuous example.
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Orogeny (Wikipedia)
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An orogenic belt or orogen develops as the compressed plate crumples and is uplifted to form one or more mountain ranges.
Mountain range (Wikipedia)
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A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
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A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
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