Aundrea12 Aundrea12

31-07-2014
Geography

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Explain why ther are few volcanoes in the himalayas

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mackiemesser mackiemesser

13-08-2014

For volcanoes to emerge oceanic and continental tectonic plate has to collide. Oceanic plate will subduct (sink), and will melt. Molten plate rises through crusts and forms volcanoes.

In Himalayas two sections of continental crust and create mountains (they don't subduct and melt).

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