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Area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle

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An area where an oceanic plates goes down into the mantle is commonly known as a subduction zone. This is where the less dense plate, usually the oceanic, is subducted under the more dense continental crust.
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subduction zone which is an Area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle
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