What is the result of Convergent Plate Boundary activity between continents?
Convergent Plate Boundary – Continental: (see illustration above) This is a difficult boundary to draw. First it is complex and second, it is poorly understood when compared to the other types of plate boundaries. In this type of convergent boundary a powerful collision occurs. The two thick continental plates collide and both of them have a density that is much lower than the mantle, which prevents subduction (there may be a small amout of subduction or the heavier lithosphere below the continental crust might break free from the crust and subduct). Fragments of crust or continent margin sediments might be caught in the collision zone between the continents forming a highly deformed melange of rock. The intense compression can also cause extensive folding and faulting of rocks within the two colliding plates. This deformation can extend hundreds of miles into the plate interior. The Himalaya Mountain Range is the best active example of this type of plate boundary. Visit the Interactiv
