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Why does oceanic lithosphere sink beneath continental lithosphere at convergent boundaries?
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Why does oceanic lithosphere sink beneath continental lithosphere at convergent boundaries?

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Its because of their differences in densities. Continental crust is much less denser than oceanic crust.
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