Mount Everest

Hi, I'm Hunter from Tectonic Travel Tips.  Have you ever wanted to see one of the most beautiful tectonic collisions of all time?  This place is Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on earth at 29029 feet.  It is at exactly 27 degrees 58' 48" N, 86 degrees 55' 17".  I traveled here for the culture of Nepal but left with the views of the Himalayas.  This place is so spectacular but you tectonic travelers I know are thinking, how was this made?  This is a convergent collision boundary.  This happens when two continental plates collide.  This causes a non-volcanic mountain range to form a little ways away from the plate.  The reason why there are not two Himalayas on either side of the fault line is because where the Himalayas are there was previously a volcanic mountain range caused by subduction.  This type of boundary is pretty mild on tectonic events, has very tall mountains, and has beautiful views.

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