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convergence zone

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convergence zone
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a zone where tectonic plates collide, typified by earthquakes, mountain formation, and volcanic activity

That region in the deep ocean where sound rays, refractured from the depths, return to the surface.


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Writing about his observations in the Journal of Tropical Ecology, Anderson also says that the creatures are making the most of the weather system of the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone, that moves southwards by way of the Maldives every year.
It was heading towards a notorious stormy patch that shifts around the equator known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
It was traveling through a notorious equatorial region known as the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone where Southeast and Northeast trade winds meet and propel warm moist air upward to produce major thunderclouds reaching up to 41,000 feet.
 
 
 
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