The Longest Mountain Range on Earth Explained in 90 Seconds Andes UPSC

The Andes — the longest mountain range on Earth, stretching over 7,000 km across seven countries of South America. In this quick 90-second lesson, we cover everything a UPSC aspirant needs to know about the Andes: location, formation, highest peaks, three physiographic divisions, the Atacama Desert, Lake Titicaca, the Altiplano plateau, the Amazon River, the Lithium Triangle, agriculture, and tourism. 📌 Topics Covered: ✔ Location & 7 countries traversed ✔ Mount Aconcagua & Ojos del Salado ✔ Formation — Nazca Plate subduction ✔ Northern, Central & Southern Andes ✔ Altiplano Plateau & Lake Titicaca ✔ Atacama Desert & Amazon River ✔ Copper & Lithium Triangle ✔ Potato, Quinoa, Coffee & Wine ✔ Machu Picchu & Salar de Uyuni 🎯 Perfect for UPSC CSE Prelims & Mains — World Geography, Physical Geography, and Economic Geography sections. 📚 Learn Geography the map-based way with the BaseIAS Mapping Course. 🔗 Visit: baseias.com 📸 Instagram: @Base_IAS 🔔 Subscribe to @Base_IAS for daily UPSC geography lessons, map-based learning, and world geography breakdowns. #UPSC #Andes #WorldGeography #BaseIAS #UPSCGeography