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  • Mountain Formation at Converging Continental Plates: Causes & Examples
    At converging continental plates, you'll find mountain ranges. Here's why:

    * Collision: When two continental plates collide, they are both made of relatively light, less dense rock. Neither plate can subduct (slide) under the other.

    * Folding and Uplift: Instead of subduction, the intense pressure from the collision causes the rock to buckle, fold, and uplift, forming massive mountain ranges.

    * Examples: The Himalayas, formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, are a prime example. The Alps, the Andes, and the Appalachian Mountains were also formed through continental-continental collisions.

    Let me know if you'd like more details about specific landforms or the geological processes involved!

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