Construction crews in the Mojave Desert are erecting mirrors each measuring 70 square feetâat a rate of 500 per day across some 3,500 acres. (Gilles Mingasson). When completed in late 2013, the $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System will power 140,000 California homes.
Examples of Convergent Boundaries. The west coast of South America is a convergent boundary between the Nazca plate and the South American plate. The collision of this oceanic and continental plate was how the Andes mountains were formed.Convergent boundaries can also form islands.The northern part of the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate, and the result is the formation of the Aleutian Islands.he collision of this oceanic and continental plate was how the Andes mountains were formed. Convergent boundaries can also form islands. The northern part of the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate, and the result is the formation of the Aleutian Islands.
Deep ocean trench and island chain called an âisland arcâ. Example: Japan, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Oceanic vs. Continental Convergent Boundaries. What happens: An oceanic and a continental plate collide (converge). The denser and thinner oceanic plate is forced down into the Earthâs mantle (by the process of subduction) Why does this happen? The oceanic plate is denser, so it will sink below and melt. What physical feature(s) are formed? Deep ocean trench and island volcanic inland mountain chains Example: Juan de Fuca oceanic plate colliding with the North American Plate created the Cascade Mountain Range in the western U.S.