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Subduction zones exist where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and sinks, below the latter plate, into the asthenosphere. Oceanic lithospheric plates are subducted because of their higher density. Subduction results in creation of oceanic trenches and mountain building.
See also: List of Tectonic Plate Interactions -- oceanic rift -- collusion -- obduction
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