The Aleutian Islands occur at________ .
A) a transform boundary where North America has moved towards Alaska
B) a convergent, continental margin with uplifted fault blocks, much like those of the Basin and Range Province
C) a divergent boundary where shield volcanoes are forming
D) an ocean- ocean convergent boundary on a volcanic arc above a northward- subducting Pacific plate

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The Aleutian Islands are located at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate, forming a volcanic arc.

The Aleutian Islands Occur At________