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Continental Plate Collision and Mountains by Gina Cristobal Acebo is a document available to read on EtoBox.

When two continental plates converge, they form mountain ranges instead of trenches or volcanoes, as seen in the Himalayas created by the collision of India and Eurasia. This process involves the upward push of the crust due to the inability of subduction between continental plates. Additionally, such collisions are linked to shallow earthquake activities.

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Gina Cristobal Acebo

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