Question

Describe how the himalayas were formed Ans: The oldest Landmark was a part of the gondwanaland the gondwanaland include India, Australia, South Africa,South America and Antarctica as one single landmass. The north ward drift resulted in the collision of the plate with the much larger Eurasian plate. Due to this collision the sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosyncline known as tethy were folded to form the mountain system of Western Asia and Himalaya

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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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