Convergent tectonic plate boundary. Diagram showing a tectonic plate convergent boundary (top), where one tectonic plate moves under the other (subduc

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Convergent tectonic plate boundary. Diagram showing a tectonic plate convergent boundary (top), where one tectonic plate moves under the other (subduction) as they collide (thrust or reverse faulting). This leads to the formation of mountain ranges and volcanoes along the boundary as the subducting plate melts.

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Photo credit: © TIM BROWN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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