How is himadari mountain formed.
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Explanation:THE GREAT OR INNER HIMALAYAS OR HIMADRI:
This is the northernmost range and is also known as 'Himadri'.
This is the most continuous range.
It contains the loftiest peaks.
The average height of peaks in this range is 6,000 meters.
All the prominent Himalayan peaks are in this range.
The folds of the Great Himalayas are irregular in nature.
The core of this part is composed of granite.
Because of the lofty heights, the peaks of this range are perennially covered with snow.
Famous glaciers like the Siachen Glacier, the Gangotri and Yamunotri, etc.
Answer:
Explanation:
The various stages of this collision led to the formation of not only the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas but also the cause for the formation of Tibet plateau and the Gangetic plains in the northern India.
Stage 1:
The sediments that settled on the Tethys sea floor got buckled up forming the trans-Himalayan ranges.
Stage 2:
The ocean crust of Tethys sea got lifted up due to minor faults forming the roof of the world, The Tibetian plateau.
Stage 3:
The continental slope part of Indian plate started to buckle up creating a parallel range of Greater Himalayas (Himadri). Also resulting in Malani fault to its north and main central thrust to its south.
Stage 4:
Next, the continental shelf part of Indian plate folded forming the lesser Himalayas (Himachal) with a main central thrust to its north and main boundary fault to its south.
Stage 5:
While the other ranges are being formed due to the collision of two plates against each other, a syncline (foredeep) is formed collecting sediments for thousands of years (due to Isostacy). This region later folded itself due to continued northward movement of Indian plate creating the Shiwaliks ranges. This created Himalayan frontal fault to its south as well.
Stage 6: ( current scenario)
There is a syncline formed (foredeep) to the south of Shiwalik ranges which is collecting sediments since thousands of years(due to Isostacy), the region that we call today as the northern Ganga basin. This region is also estimated to turn into another parallel Himalayan range in sufficient geological time.
Future fate :
This process continues until all the continental landmass of India turns into fold mountains and ends with a parallel fold mountain range adjoining Indian ocean to its south. As it happened with Andes mountains where mountains are in parallel ranges only adjoining the ocean plate boundary.