The answer to this question is that the plates are still colliding which is causing the elevation of the volcano to become greater.
It was formed from converget bounderies.
there were actually three plates. The Juan de Fuca plate, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
The Cocos tectonic plate is subducting under the North American plate and this is what cause Mt. Popocatepetl to form.
Mount St. Helens is located near a subduction zone, where the Juan de Fuca plate subducts under the North American Plate.
Convergent
The 3 plates, The Juan de Fuca plate, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate collided and made mt st helens but i'm not sure what's happening currently with the plates....
Juan De Fuca Plate
pacific plate
Yeah there are maps for the Mt St Helens plate boundaries. Type into google Juan de Fuca plate boundaries It is a destructive plate boundary
It was formed from converget bounderies.
there were actually three plates. The Juan de Fuca plate, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
The African plate is subducted under the Eurasian plate which is causing mt.etna to form
where did mt Helen's occur
the cray cray plate
The Cocos tectonic plate is subducting under the North American plate and this is what cause Mt. Popocatepetl to form.
Mount St. Helens is located near a subduction zone, where the Juan de Fuca plate subducts under the North American Plate.
Convergent