These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives, in a process called subduction, under a landmass. As the overlying plate lifts up, it also forms mountain ranges. In addition ...

subduction zones may themselves be transformed to other types of plate boundary. For example, when India collided with Asia, an active subduction zone was transformed into a collision that formed ...

South America has a great example of a convergent plate boundary. As the Nazca Plate collides with the South American Plate, it's forced underneath it creating the ever-changing Andes Mountains.