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continental collision

continental collision

Collision of two continental plates that thickens and deforms the crust, often building mountains.

All languages

English
continental collision
Norwegian
kontinentkollisjon
Japanese
大陸衝突 — たいりくしょうとつ — tairiku shōtotsu
Korean
대륙 충돌 — daeryuk chungdol
Spanish
colisión continental
French
collision continentale
German
Kontinentkollision

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