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13.6 How does mountain building relate to the growth of continents?

Coastal range mountains

Image of the Appalachians in central MA

Fig 13.27

The Coastal Range of OR and WA consists of seamounts and island volcanoes. It accreted ~45 million years ago.

The crust under this area of the Appalachians in central MA was a volcanic island arc shoved onto the plate ~450 million years ago.