Wednesday, November 20, 2013

What is the oldest mountain range? by Morgan


      I learned that the oldest mountain range in the world is Barberton Greenstone Mountain Range.  The Appalachian  Mountain Range is the oldest mountain range in the U.S.  The Appalachian Mountain Range is the fourth oldest mountain range in the world. The Appalachians are 480 million years old. The Barberton Mountain Range is 3.5 billion years old.  The Appalachians are located in the US. The Barberton Mountain Range is found in Southeast Africa in Kaapavaal Craton, Africa. The Appalacian Mountain Range is one thousand five hundred miles wide.  Did you know in the 1700s and 1800s Swazis and their livestock lived in the area of the of the Barberton Greenstone Mountain Range? The Appalachian Range is 6,684 feet tall. Learning about these two mountain ranges was so cool!


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