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Gregory again. This is my last stop on my tour! I am down in Chile, on Isle Tenquehuen. This island is between the South American plate and the Nazca plate. These plates form an oceanic-continental convergent boundary. That's why earthquakes and volcanoes are common in this area. The lithosphere from the Nazca plate slips under the lithosphere from the South American plate, and as a result of pressure, friction, and plate material melting in the mantle, earthquakes and volcanoes are common near convergent boundaries like this one. These plates also form a subduction zone, which is the Nazca plate moving under the South American plate. Subduction zones can happen with oceanic-continental crust or continental-continental crust. The area along the western coast of South America where the oceanic Nazca Plate is being subducted beneath the continental South American Plate is a great example of a subduction zone.

I will post a goodbye blog!

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I'm back! I have flown half way across the world to the San Andreas Fault. I just got a hot dog, and I'm ready to blog! The San Andreas Fault is on a transform boundary, which means the plates slide past each other. Transform boundaries are notorious for creating earthquakes. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, two of the major plates of the world. The rate of movement along the San Andreas Fault may be as high as 5 centimeters per year. Some of these areas have not move for over a century though!

Got to go grab this taxi! See you later!

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I am finally in Tangar, the very north city in Morocco. It's actually raining today, but its a nice rain since it is warm. I won't get sunburn! Anyways, to the scientific stuff. Tangar is right smack in the middle of another divergent boundary. It's between the Eurasian plate and the African plate. There is earthquake activity around here at fracture zones along mid-ocean ridges. That's why Tangar is such a earthquake susceptible area. All this seismic activity is caused by the African tectonic plate pushing the European-Asian plate northwards and eastwards at approximately 1cm every year.You don't want to be in Tangar or southern Spain when an earthquake hits!

Thank you for your time! More blogs coming in the future!

Gregory

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Currently I am sitting in the airport in Tel Aviv. There has been a few flight problems, and i wanted to update you on where i am going next. I'll be in Tangar, Morocco. It should be a lot of fun. Hopefully it won't be too hot out there, i don't want to get sunburn! Anyways, like i said, this is just an update blog, so i must go now. Ill talk to you later!

Michael

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It was a long plane flight, but i am finally here in Israel at the dead sea. It's hot, and after 2 hours of driving i reached my destination. But it was worth it! As always, i am having a great time learning about tectonic plates in different regions. The plates around the mediterranean area are the African plate and the Arabian plate. This zone is a divergent boundary, and you will find volcanoes all around the mediterranean area, especially the northeastern Mediterranean's coastline and Italy. That whole region is one big divergent boundary. These volcanoes form in divergent boundaries when the plates pull away from each other and opens a space in the earth where molten lava spurts out. This lava also creates the new rock. That is why you will find new rock near volcanoes.

Be sure to check in! new blogs coming. I must go for now, i am getting a bit hungry.

Gregory

Himalayas

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I am here in the Himalayas, at Mount Everest. My is it cold here, but it sure is beautiful. Im camped at the bottom, because, to be frank, I probably could not climb this. I feel like everyone should see this mountain range at least once. This mountain range is magnificent, but just how was the biggest mountain range formed. The Himalayas were formed by collision boundary. Two converging plates carrying continental continents collide. The collision between these two continental crusts cause the crust to push upwards, forming a mountain range. The Himalayas lie between the collision boundary where India is pushing northward into China at a rate of about 5 centimeters. This is how the Indian subcontinent was welded to Asia. As this process is repeated, the Himalayas will continue to grow in size. There will also be a number of earthquakes in this region.

I must go now, for it is getting late. Ill see you in a little bit! Can't wait for the next stop!

Till next time,

Greg

Embarking on my trip!!!

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I am a 27 year old plumber who has a knack for science. Thank you for joining me on this wonderful journey. I plan to stop at some great places throughout the next few months. A few places i plan to stop are in Chile, Israel etc. We will discuss about tectonic plates and what different boundaries there are. There could be volcanoes. Possibly earthquakes. So join in on the fun!