Where are the Andes?

Pillow talk is amazing, after brushing up on my geographical knowledge (China is NOT an island, Hawaii is in the Pacific- and is also where they film 'LOST'- yeah i know! getting good aren't I???) I decided for our pillow talk this morning, Mike could again test me on my geographical knowledge, and this time, this time, I would impress him with it...really I would.

'Where is Madagascar?'
'Africa!' I proudly announced.
'Yes, but where abouts?'
'Ah. Um....North...'
'no'
'South'
'no'
'East?'
'yes'
'Ah-ha! I got it!' I proclaimed proudly. Mike inwardly sighed.
'And what is special about it?'
'oh....er....I dunno...oooh it's...'
'It's an island'
'yes, i was going to say that. I know that. It is an island, because of the film.'
'no, not because of the film. It was an island before the film.'
'yes.'
'And why is the island so special?'
'Er....'
'Because it broke off from Africa and floated away' Now...I'd like to point out here, if Mike hadn't mentioned the word 'floated' the next thought wouldn't have entered my head.
'So it's moving?'
'yes'
'floating?'
'Yes'
'So, you could swim under it?'
'no! not floating on water. It's floating on the mantle, the tectonic plate it's on, it broke up, so the island is floating away, but not on the top of the water!!!'
'Is it still floating?'
'probably, yes'
'but not on the water?'
'NO!'
'Give me another one'
'Where is the Bay of Biscay?'
'Italy?'
'No'
'America?'
'No'
'India?'
'NO!'
'Australia?'
'No'
'France'
'yes!! Finally. I suppose you finally got there after going 4 times round the world' Mike conceeded taking a look at my chuffed face.
A fascinating fact about Iceland and a few more countries later, and Mike is tiring of this game, we established that i've never seen a proper map, which explains a lot. And that I think that New Zealand is above, not below Australia; That China is an island; that Hawaii is in the Atlantic, That Madagascar is floating quite literally, and that India and Asia are separate- that Asia is next door to India. I was fascinated to learn that Asia is huge, encompassing all the 'ikstans' such as Kazikstan (not spelt right, spelt phoenetically), and Russia bits, and China, and Japan- but not Australia. Mike threatens to leave for a shower, so I beg him 'Just one more'

'ok, but last one'
'ok' I said grinning
'Right, where are the Andes?'
I stifled a giggle but couldn't resist 'at the end of your sleevies' I burst into laughter and a slightly annoyed look crossed Mike's face. He sighed. Quite loudly. 'You juts couldn't resist could you? You've been waiting to say that I can tell. You've never actually grown up have you?' He said looking at my impish grin whilst i giggled manically to myself.
'No i haven't!' I proclaimed, then seeing his dismayed face as realisation dawned on what (not who) he was exactly dating, I quickly changed my mind. 'Ok, the Andes, now let me think about this carefully, I don't wanna get it wrong'
'no, you don't' mike helpfully said.
'Well, they aren't the pyrannes'
'no, well spotted, they aren't'
'shh you. And they aren't the Swiss Alps'
Mike laughed 'no, I think you'll find the Swiss Alps are the Swiss Alps. They're the longest mountain range'
'yes.' I said matter of factly, thinking that Mike meant the Swiss Alps were the longest mountain range...not the Andes.
I finally, after screwing my face up and muttering things came to a conclusion 'France!' I proclaimed.
'Oh god, mary mother of jesus' Mike groaned. 'The longest mountain range and you think it can fit into France???'
'oh, you mean the Andes are the longest mountain range?'
'yes!!!'
'Switzerland?'
Groaning was my response
'Spain'
More Groaning
'China!'
The groaning got worse so I figured that was wrong
'Russia!!'
'NO!' Mike finally cracked under the pressure 'The Andes are in South America'
'Ah'
'I thought they were separating, I want to say a country'
'What country?'
'I don't know'
'Agggghhh'
'No, wait, P, P....Tibet! That's the one. I thought they separated Tibet from somewhere'
'NO, that's the Himalayas- TALLEST mountain range, not LONGEST'
'oh'
'I thought I actually thought for a moment you were going to get it right for once, that we would end on a high note, but no, you didn't- France!!!!! Switzerland????'
'Well I thought they might start in Switzerland and go down into france....'
'Go down into? Switzerland is here, France is here'- mike showed me on my imaginary pillow map
'Well they could start in Switzerland and then curve round into France and down into Spain' I finished triumphantly!
'you really are wonderfully ignorant aren't you?' Mike finished and left sharpish to have his shower before any more illusions about me being marginally clever could be shattered.