Describe how the Himalayas are formed
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The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. 225 million years ago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.
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The himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the India plate and Eurasian plate. As a result of this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were settled in the large-scale depression in the earth’s crust called Tethys were folded and formed the Himalayas.
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