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No, mountain ranges and volcanoes won't help you measure. What they may
do, however, is give you a clue as to where the plates are. When continental
plates collide or slide past one another they often form different kinds of
mountain ranges, volcanoes, or even fault lines. For example, the collision of
India and Asia formed the Himalayas. To view slides or an animation of this
collision, click here.
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