Ocean-

Continent
Collisions

John Louie
Geol 333
Spring 2001
Purpose
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Provide Examples of How
Mountain-Building Depends on
Oceanic-Plate Features
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Topographic and bathymetric images derived
from Eartha Global Explorer, Copyright 1998 by
DeLorme Inc., Yarmouth, Maine.
www.delorme.com
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New Zealand example from work by Louie,
Henrys, and Bannister of UNR and the Crown
Institute for Geological and Nuclear Sciences,
New Zealand.
www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/weber/
Topics
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Oceanic Trenches
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Oceanic Plateaus
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Next Topics:
 Continental Collision
 New Zealand and the Hikurangi
Trough
Oceanic
Trenches
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Andes
Oceanic
Trenches
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Chile
Oceanic
Trenches
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Chile
Oceanic
Trenches
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Chile
Oceanic
Trenches
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Chile
Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cascadia
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Oceanic
Trenches
Cocos Plate
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Oceanic
Trenches
Central American close-up
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Oceanic
TrenchesCosta Rica
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Oceanic
Trenches
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Costa Rica
Oceanic
Trenches
Nicaragua Subduction Wedge
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Oceanic
Trenches
Costa Rica Subduction Wedge
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Oceanic
Trenches
Japan - Philippine Sea
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Oceanic
Trenches
Japan - Philippine Sea
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Oceanic
Trenches
Japan - Philippine Sea
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Oceanic
Trenches
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Underplating
Oceanic
Trenches
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Japan - Philippine Sea
Oceanic
Trenches
Japan - Philippine Sea
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New Zealand and the Hikurangi
Trough
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Australia–Pacific Plate Boundary
Oceanic Plateaus
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Ontong-Java
Oceanic Plateaus
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Ninety-East Ridge
Oceanic Plateaus
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Kerguellen