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 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.
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describe how the himalayas were formed
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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