SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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divergent boundary within an oceanic crust
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divergent boundary within a continental crust
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convergent boundary between two oceanic crusts
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convergent boundary between two continental crusts
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Detailed explanation-1: -Summary. Continental crust is too buoyant to subduct. When two continental plates converge, they smash together and create mountains. The amazing Himalaya Mountains are the result of this type of convergent plate boundary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Himalayan Mountains are an example of a Continent-Continent convergent plate boundary where two slabs of continental crust have collided and compressing the crust and the acretionary wedge material and lifting it to form the Himalayan Mountains.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan mountain chain is an example of a continental collision. 40 million years ago, the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate. The enormous pressure forces resulting from this shock caused a gigantic mountain uplift. There are 3000 km of the Himalayas with Mount Everest being the highest peak (8848m).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayan Mountains were formed by the collision between Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
Detailed explanation-5: -Collisional Mountain Range Development The ocean closes as a continent with thick crust approaches the subduction zone. A collisional mountain range forms as an entire ocean closes and blocks of thick continental crust collide.