Question

how himalayas are formed?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The oldest landmass was a part of the Gondwanaland. India is also included in India. The convectional current splits the crust into a number of pieces,thus leading to the drifting of the Indo-Australian plate after being separated from Tue Gondwanaland, towards north. The northward drift resulted in the collision of the plate with the much larger Eurasian plate. Due to this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were accumulat d in the geosyncline known as the Tethys were folded to form the mountain system of Western Asia and Himalya.