Oceanic plateaus and seamounts are both bathymetric highs on the seafloor. When they encounter a subduction zone oceanic plateaus are generally accreted to become a(n) ________ whereas seamounts typically are ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


terrane; subducted

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