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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). Picture Stats: Views: 1430 Filesize: 304.42kB Height: 1080 Width: 922 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=19004 |