Construction crews in the Mojave Desert are erecting mirrors each measuring 70 square feetâat a rate of 500 per day across some 3,500 acres. (Gilles Mingasson). When completed in late 2013, the $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System will power 140,000 California homes.
Examples of Convergent Boundaries. The west coast of South America is a convergent boundary between the Nazca plate and the South American plate. The collision of this oceanic and continental plate was how the Andes mountains were formed.Convergent boundaries can also form islands.The northern part of the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate, and the result is the formation of the Aleutian Islands.he collision of this oceanic and continental plate was how the Andes mountains were formed. Convergent boundaries can also form islands. The northern part of the Pacific Plate is subducting under the North American Plate, and the result is the formation of the Aleutian Islands.
Here the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American plate. Visit the Interactive Plate Boundary Map to explore satellite images of convergent boundaries between oceanic and continental plates.he Himalaya Mountain Range is the best active example of this type of plate boundary. Visit the Interactive Plate Boundary Map to explore satellite images of the Himalaya Range where the Indian and Eurasian plates are currently in collision.