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Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate in the vicinity of (top) an island arc and (bottom) a mountain arc.

Figure 10: Features of a typical island arc.

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Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate in the vicinity of (top) an island arc and (bottom) a mountain arc.

Figure 24: Cross section of a convergent plate boundary involving a collision between...

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Figure 10: Features of a typical island arc.

Figure 10: Features of a typical island arc.

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