The Himalayas are associated with which type of plate boundary?
A) convergent boundary: oceanic plate subducting beneath continental plate
B) divergent boundary
C) transform boundary
D) convergent boundary: continent - continent collision
E) convergent boundary: oceanic plate subducting beneath oceanic plate

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The Himalayas were formed due to the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which is a convergent boundary of two continental plates. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

The Himalayas Are Associated with Which Type of Plate Boundary