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Describe how the himalajas were formed
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The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate. Read the description given below:
Because of the impact of convectional currents, the crust was split into many pieces. The Indo–Australian plate got separated from the Gondwanaland and drifted towards the north.
As it drifted towards the north, it collided with the Eurasian plate. As a result of this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were settled in the large-scale depression in the Earth’s crust called Tethys were folded and formed the Himalayas.
Gondwana landmass split into number of plates due to conventional current.
Indo Australian plate after get separated from Gondwana landmass move northwards.
There it colided with much larger Eurasian plate.
Die to collision sedimentary rock of tethis sea buckled up and Himalayas were formed into three phases....