Continent-Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

Continent-Continent Convergent Plate Boundaries

The Earth's surface is made up of large, moving sections called tectonic plates. Sometimes, two continental plates push toward each other. When this happens, neither plate sinks because both are made of thick, low-density rock. Instead, the edges of the plates crumple and fol...

When two tectonic plates composed of continental lithosphere collide, they form a continental-continental convergent plate boundary.

Unlike oceanic plates, continental plates have similar densities and thicknesses, meaning neither is heavy enough to sink into the mantle. Instead of one plate subducting beneath the other, they push against ...