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Convergent Margin—Aleutian Trench, Alaska

Convergent Margin—Aleutian Trench, Alaska
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Description: The Alaska-Aleutian
Convergent Plate Boundary
Plate convergence gives rise to deep-sea trenches, long volcanic arcs, island arcs, and earthquakes.
At Alaska-Aleutian convergent boundary (a), oceanic Pacific plate is sinking into mantle beneath North American plate and earthquakes originate in the inclined subduction zone (b).

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