answersLogoWhite

0

One example is when the Indian Plate crashed into the European plate. As the Indian plate was driven beneath the European plate, the Himalayas was formed and is still increasing in height.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What type of plate boundary occurs between the Nazca and South American Plate?

A convergent plate boundary occurs between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. The Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate, leading to the formation of the Andes mountain range.


What type of plate boundary occurs when plates come together?

Convergent boundary, which in this case would lead to mountain building (as in the Himalayas)


What type of boundary produces mountain?

convergent plate boundary


What is the type of movement that occurs at each type of plate boundary?

each plate boundary has a different boundaries. if you want the movement for a specific plate boundary, write the name of the plate boundary. :]


What type of boundary occurs at the Great Rift Valley in Africa?

divergent plate boundary


What type of plate boundary occurs west of the Andes?

Divergent


What type of plate boundary occurs between the Philippine plate and the Pacific plate?

it does not lie on a plte boundary but near the pacific plate


What type of plate occurs between north America and Eurasian plate?

divergent boundary


What type of plate boundary is closest to England?

The type of plate boundary closest to England is a convergent boundary. This is where the Eurasian Plate is colliding with the African Plate, resulting in the uplift of the Alps mountain range and causing seismic activity in regions like Italy.


What type of plate stress twists a rock?

Usually occurs at plate boundary collision areas.


Which type of boundary interactions does a dive into the mantle entail?

This occurs at a convergent plate boundary and is known as subduction.


What type of stress occurs at a transform plate boundary?

shearing work