The oceanic Nazca plate is being subducted beneath the continental South American plate. Which type of plate boundary is this?

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Shane LeBlanc · Answer 1 · 2018-07-19T07:31:09+0000

Answer: continental-oceanic convergent

Explanation: Subduction occurs when two plates come together ( or when a convergent boundary occurs), since one plate is oceanic and the other is continental, this would be a continental-oceanic type boundary.

The oceanic Nazca plate is being subducted beneath the continental South American plate. Which type of plate boundary is this?

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