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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest, on which type of convergent boundary are they located?
A
Oceanic/Continental
B
Oceanic/Oceanic
C
Continental/Continental
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Continent-continent convergence. Continent-continent convergence is a type of convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide. The continental lithosphere is low in density and very thick and cannot subduct.

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. Indonesia is another example of an Ocean-Ocean convergent plate boundary.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Convergent Plate Boundaries-Collisional Mountain Ranges.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of continent-continent convergent boundaries are the collision of the India Plate with the Eurasian Plate, creating the Himalaya Mountains, and the collision of the African Plate with the Eurasian Plate, creating the series of ranges extending from the Alps in Europe to the Zagros Mountains in Iran.

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