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Goryan [66]
3 years ago
14

Explain why ther are few volcanoes in the himalayas

Geography
1 answer:
Savatey [412]3 years ago
8 0
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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