Explain formation of Himalayan mountains
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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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About 225 million years ago,It was a part of supercontinent Called Gondawanaland.Due to conventional current Gondawanaland broke into number of pieces. The Indo Australian plate starts drifting toward North.It colloids with much larger plate, Eurasian plate. Due to the collision, Himalayan mountain were formed.
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