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.
Divergent plate boundaries usually occur deep in the oceans. The mid-oceanic ridges are an example of this type of volcanic action. Occasionally, as is the case with Iceland, oceanic ridges rise above the surface of the ocean. Contrarily, convergent plate movement causes more visible volcanic action. Famous volcanoes, such as Vesuvius or Mount St. Helens, were caused by converging tectonic plates. In a process known as subduction, an oceanic plate collides with, and slides under, a continental plate.