Describe the formation of Himalayas.
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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...
◾It is believed that millions of years ago, India was the part of a big continent known as Gondwana Land. The Peninsular part of Gondwana Land was the oldest Land mass.
◾Gondwana Land included India, Australia, South Africa, South America and Antarctica as a single Land mass.
◾The convectional current split the crust into a number of pieces thus leading to the drifting of Indo-Australian plate after being separated from Gondwana Land towards North.
◾The northward drift resulted in collision of the plate known as Eurasian plate. Due to this Collision,the sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosyncline known as Tethys were folded,to form the mountain system of Himalayas.