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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✴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴍᴀʟᴀʏᴀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 70 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴏ-ᴀᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴜʀᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀɢᴇɴᴛ/ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀʏ.
✴ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇsᴛ ʟᴀɴᴅᴍᴀss, (ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇɴɪɴsᴜʟᴀʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ), ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏɴᴅᴡᴀɴᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏɴᴅᴡᴀɴᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴀᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀ, sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀғʀɪᴄᴀ, sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀ ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀss.
✴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs sᴘʟɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs, ᴛʜᴜs ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪғᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴏ-ᴀᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏɴᴅᴡᴀɴᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ɴᴏʀᴛʜ.
✴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴅʀɪғᴛ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴇᴜʀᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ.
✴ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴅɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏsʏɴᴄʟɪɴᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴛʜʏs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴏғ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴀsɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴍᴀʟᴀʏᴀs.