Explain the formation of Himalayas
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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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The Himalayas were formed due to the collision between Eurasian plate and Indian plate. When Asia and Europe collided , subduction stopped because India could not sink into the mantle. The Himalayas grow like this because ,over 50 million years ago, the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate were collided. As India approached Asia, around 40 million years ago , the Tethys sea began to shrink and it's seabed slowly pushed upwards. In this way Himalayas were formed.