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Convergent boundary

In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary (convergent fault boundary or convergent plate boundary - also: active margin) is where two tectonic plates slide towards each other and usually collide forming either a subduction zone with its associated island arc or an orogenic belt and associated mountain range.

Examples:

• the collision between the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate which is forming the Himalayas.
• the collision between the northern part of the Pacific Plate and the NW Noth American Plate whic is forming the Aleutian Islands.

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Plate tectonics

Plate Boundaries