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There are three main types of plate boundaries: 1. Convergent boundaries, where two plates collide, which can result in subduction zones, island arcs, oceanic trenches, or continent-continent collisions forming large mountain ranges. 2. Divergent boundaries, where two plates are moving apart, creating new crust and forming rift valleys or mid-oceanic ridges under the sea. 3. Transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other horizontally without creating or destroying crust, causing earthquakes d
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- Nyrrah Polvorosa
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- EN