Answer:
None of the above are correct. The Andes were created because of the subduction between the Nazca plate and South American plate.
Explanation:
The Andes are the longest and highest mountain range in South America, but also it is among the longest and highest in the entire world. It is a mountain range that stretches roughly in a north-south direction in the western part of the continent. Out of all of the major mountain ranges in the world, the Andes are the steepest of them all.
This mountain chain is located near the plate boundary between the Nazca plate and the South American plate. The smaller, oceanic Nazca plate subducts below the larger, continental South American plate. By doing so, the Nazca plate gets into the mantle, but it also manages to push up the crust of the South American plate, resulting in crust rising very high in elevation, eventually resulting in the formation of the Andes.
It is often thought that it is the Pacific plate that subducts below the South American plate, but that is not true, but a misconception because the Nazca plate is covered with the Pacific Ocean. The Nazca plate is an ancient plate that has been subducting for millions of years now and it will continue to do so for many millions of years in the future as well.
