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What continental plate was pushed on the right side of South America?
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What convergent boundary is found along the west coast of south America?
On the west coast of South America the denser ballistic ocean crust of the pacific plate is pushed under the lighter granite continental crust of South America. This causes a subduction zone.By Donovan Lopez
What are some examples of collisions between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?
The Andes mountains of South America and the Cascade Mountains of North America are some examples of a continental-oceanic plate boundaries.
What is an example of oceanic-continental convergence?
Andes, convergence between South American Plate and Pacific Plate
Which South American continental margin is passive and not a plate boundary?
The eastern coast of South America is a passive margin, rather than a plate boundary.
How were the Andes in South America formed?
The Andes are formed by the collision of the Nazca Plate (oceanic) and the South American Plate (continental). The collision causes the continental crust to buckle and form fold mountains which are then peppered with volcanoes caused by melting of the Nazca plate as it is forced down into the Earth's mantle.
Where is the cotopaxi volcano located?
It is located about 75 km (47 miles) south of the city of Quito in Ecuador.
What is the continent of The Falkland Islands?
South America. About 400 miles of the coast of Argentina, however it is a dependency of the United Kingdom although Argentina disputes ownership. In continental plate terms, it is on the South American plate, but lies close to the boundary with the Scotia plate to the south
Want to continental plate in an oceanic plate Clyde the oceanic plate will be pushed down into the mental melted in a process called what?
Subduction
What continental plate is Brazil on?
Brazil is on the South American Plate.
When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate resulting in volcanic activity this type of boundary forms?
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When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate resulting in volcanic activity this type of boundary forms.?
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What type of plate is North America?
The North American Plate is a combination of continental and oceanic plates. North America itself is continental crust.
