Figure 6.27: When two plates of continental crust collide, the material pushes upward form-
ing a high mountain range. The remnants of subducted oceanic crust remain beneath the
continental convergence zone. ( 19 )
Figure 6.28: The Himalaya Mountains are the result of the collision of the Indian Plate with
the Eurasian Plate, seen in this photo from the International Space Station. The high peak
in the center is world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest (8,848 meters; 29,035 feet). ( 26 )