That huge mass loss caused surrounding land to slowly uplift, a process known as isostatic rebound. Mountains are a bit like icebergs because only a small portion is seen above surface.

Research helps reconstruct an ancient climate and challenges the timing of the Andes Mountains uplift. As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet's deep past may ...

"[Whether mountains grow or shrink] depends on this balance between the rates of erosion and the rates of uplift," Fox told Live Science. If the rate of uplift is higher, the mountain will grow ...

The site, known as the Quebrada Honda Basin (QHB) in the Andes mountains in southern Bolivia ... 3,000 feet (1,000 meters), meaning the Andes uplift happened more recently in geologic time ...