These convergent boundaries also occur where ... formed some of the mountains in the Andes of South America. At ocean-ocean convergences, one plate usually dives beneath the other, forming deep ...

Between North America and Europe, the rate is about 2.2 inches (3.6 cm) per year. At the East Pacific rise, which is pushing a plate into the west coast of South America, the rate is 12.6 inches ...

South America has a great example of a convergent plate boundary. As the Nazca Plate collides with the South American Plate, it's forced underneath it creating the ever-changing Andes Mountains.

The diagram below shows the structure of the earth. In geography, taking a slice through a structure to see inside is called a cross section. Continental plates are usually quite thick (between 35 ...