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Describe how the Himalayas were formed​

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Answered by shrutikatanawade
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  • The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago.
  • Gondwana land included India , Australia, South America and South Africa as one single landmass.
  • Conventional currents split the crust into a number of pieces.
  • The Northward drift resulted in the collision of the plate with the much larger Eurasian plate.
  • Due to which this collision sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosyncline known as the Tethys were folded to from the mountain systems of western Asia and Himalaya.
  • The Himalayas represent a youthful topic with high peaks , deep valleys and fast flowing rivers.
Answered by Anonymous
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describe how the himalayas were formed

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The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the Indian 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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