Andean Volcanic Belt

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One location where the earth will be different from now is the Andean Volcanic Belt. This group of volcanoes are located near the western coast of South America, near the Andes mountains. From the Volcano Map, it can be seen that there is a large array of volcanos in certain spots of western South America. I believe that this particular formation will continue to form more and more volcanos as time goes by. This would most likely happen because of the subduction boundary going on (South American plate is continental, Nazca Plate is oceanic), and if the Nazca boundary continues to push underneath the South American one, it will cause the plate to liquify, which accordingly would cause eruptions. Because of the eruptions, the volcano would continue

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