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Ancient Convergent Plate Boundary-Appalachian Mountain Range. The range is mostly located in the United States but extends into southeastern Canada, forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi (160 to 480 km) wide, running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi (2,400 km) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States.
Because North America and Africa were connected, the Appalachians formed part of the same mountain chain as the Little Atlas in Morocco. This mountain range, known as the Central Pangean Mountains, extended into Scotland, from the North America/Europe collision (See Caledonian orogeny).he Appalachian Mountains (/ËaepÉËleÉªÊÉ¨n/ ËÃ¦pÉËleÉªÊÉ¨n /or/ , ËaepÉËlaetÊÉ¨n: ËÃ¦pÉËlÃ¦tÊÉ¨n French), les appalaches often Called, the appalachians are a system of mountains In Eastern. north america