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current00:16, 31 January 2009Thumbnail for version as of 00:16, 31 January 2009580 × 213 (53 KB)wikimediacommons>Awickert{{Information |Description={{en|1=An illustration of the collision between two tectonic plates. One plate goes under the other, and the result is the buildup of a critical wedge of material. This orogenic wedge, or mountain-building wedge, maintains its s
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