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In this region, where the western subducting edge of the Pacific plate plunges beneath the Philippine plate, is found the most volcanically active convergent plate boundary on Earth.
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Is the Mariana trench convergent divergent or transform?
The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary formed Mariana trench?
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What formed the mariana islands?
The Mariana Islands were formed through volcanic activity, as they are a chain of volcanic islands located along a tectonic plate boundary in the western Pacific Ocean. The islands are situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where tectonic plates collide and create volcanic activity that leads to the formation of islands.
Why is mariana trench called mariana trench?
Named for the Mariana Islands which lie just to the east of the trench. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago of islands.
Is the Mariana Trench a convergent boundary?
yes it was, the pacific plate is descending under the Eurasian plate
Is the Marianas trench convergent or divergent?
The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.
What plate boundary is Falcon on?
The Falcon Volcano on the Tonga Islands are in the Indo-Australian Plate- a convergent boundary.
What type of plate boundary created Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were created by a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. They were not created by interaction at a plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary created the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were created by a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. They were not created by interaction at a plate boundary.
What is an example of a oceanic-oceanic plate convergence?
The Mariana Islands
The Hawaiian islands has what type of plate boundary?
it is not associated with any plate boundries
What plate boundaries are associated of the development of the Mariana Islands?
The Pacific and Philippine Plates.
