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The North American and Pacific plates meet at the Aleutian Islands (convergent).
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What is the plate boundary of the aleutian trench?
Convergent boundary Convergent boundary
What islands are in the ring of fire?
Some islands in the Ring of Fire include Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. These islands are located around the edges of the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates meet, resulting in frequent volcanic activity and earthquakes.
How did the Aleutian Trench form?
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.
What are the names of the islands owned by Spain just to the north of Africa?
The only islands I find that meet that description are the Balearic Islands. They are in the Mediterranean Sea at least 100 miles from Africa.
What causes the formation of the chain of volcanic island?
A convergent plate boundary where two tectonic plates of oceanic crust meet, and the denser of the two subducts below the other. The water content of the subducting crust lowers the melting point of the rocks around it and a pool of lighter molten rock rises to form characteristic volcanic island arcs such as the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
What plates may cause a tsunami in north America in the future?
There are several areas of concern. One is off the west coast running frm northern California to British Columbia where the Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate. Another zone is where the Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate south of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. A third area of concern, which has triggered a tsunami recently, is near Japan, where the Okhotsk, Eurasian, Philippine, and Pacific Plates meet. Another potential tsunami may originate from a volcanic island associated with a hot spot under the African Plate.
What caused the formation of the island arc volcanic chain?
A convergent plate boundary where two tectonic plates of oceanic crust meet, and the denser of the two subducts below the other. The water content of the subducting crust lowers the melting point of the rocks around it and a pool of lighter molten rock rises to form characteristic volcanic island arcs such as the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
When two plate meet is it a what?
A mountain
When two oceanic plates meet witch plate gets subducted and why?
When two oceanic plates meet, which plate gets subducted and why
What is the place called where two plates meet?
The Plate Boundaries. It could be called the plate boundary, plate edge, or continental divide. With tectonic plates, they meet at the fault line.
What is the definition of the word plate boundary?
Plate boundaries are where tectonic plates meet.
Where do plate tectonics meet?
two tectonic plates meet usually at mid ocean ridges (eg Iceland) and at destructive plate boundaries (eg Japan).
