describe who the himalayas were formed
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Millions of years ago, the landmass which is now called India, seems .. was a piece of island, located somewhere off the Australian coast, which then started drifting northwards to crush & collide against the Eurasian Plate. So the tectonic shift in the plate is the cause for the formation of Himalayas.
For a better understanding,
Assume to have kept two pieces of clay slabs on a table at a distance apart. Lets call these two slabs ’N’ & ‘S’. Slab N is the Eurasian plate.. ‘S’ the Indian plate. Start applying force in the direction of North, on the slab S. It moves and collides with the the slab N. When you further apply the force against the slab S, assuming the clay to be fresh and flexible, starts moving/ building up chunks in the direction perpendicular to the direction of application of force. The same is the case with Himalayas. And the force is due to the shift in the tectonic plate, which is quite gradual & continuous. It is still believed that the same stuff is repeating every year, however the effects of gravitational force & earthquakes are believed to have countered the effects which makes the changes look insignificant in a short period of time.
What is explained above is the ‘alaya’ part of ‘Himalayas’. When it comes to the ‘Hima’ part of it, the high altitudes with low pressure & temperatures does harness a perfect environment to cause - maintain - protect the snow/ glaciers.
Note: Himalayas are said to be the youngest mountain ranges of the world. So, these are the mountains formed (relatively) recently & are, as a matter of fact.. still in the phase of formation.
For a better understanding,
Assume to have kept two pieces of clay slabs on a table at a distance apart. Lets call these two slabs ’N’ & ‘S’. Slab N is the Eurasian plate.. ‘S’ the Indian plate. Start applying force in the direction of North, on the slab S. It moves and collides with the the slab N. When you further apply the force against the slab S, assuming the clay to be fresh and flexible, starts moving/ building up chunks in the direction perpendicular to the direction of application of force. The same is the case with Himalayas. And the force is due to the shift in the tectonic plate, which is quite gradual & continuous. It is still believed that the same stuff is repeating every year, however the effects of gravitational force & earthquakes are believed to have countered the effects which makes the changes look insignificant in a short period of time.
What is explained above is the ‘alaya’ part of ‘Himalayas’. When it comes to the ‘Hima’ part of it, the high altitudes with low pressure & temperatures does harness a perfect environment to cause - maintain - protect the snow/ glaciers.
Note: Himalayas are said to be the youngest mountain ranges of the world. So, these are the mountains formed (relatively) recently & are, as a matter of fact.. still in the phase of formation.
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