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Ocean-Ocean Convergence

Ocean-Ocean Convergence
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Description: Convergent plate boundaries (destructive margins)
Oceanic-oceanic convergence  
Two oceanic slabs converge and one descends beneath the other
Often forms volcanoes on the ocean floor
Volcanic island arc forms as volcanoes emerge from the sea
Examples include the Aleutian, Mariana, and Tonga islands

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