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The Himalayas
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How did the highest mountains form?
The highest mountains in the world are the Himalayas, which formed when India collided with Asia beginning around 35 million years ago.
What is the oldest fold mountain of India?
Aravalli range are the oldest fold mountain ranges in India
Forest and mountain soil in India?
eastran regian of India
Which is the oldest rocks in India?
Earlier it was thought that the oldest rock of India belonged to sinngbhum craton (around 3700 my old). But as of now the oldest dated rock from India is TTG rocks from Bastar craton (roughly 3.8 by old).)
The collision of two continents formed this earth highest elevation?
india and asia
What happened to the ocean when India crashed into Asia?
Nothing really. It's like if you are swimming in a pool and you bump into someone, does the water change? One might say the ripple effect or the water would move, but when India collided with Asia, it was very gradual and not a full on collision
How Himalayan mountain ranges appear?
The Himalayas were formed by tectonic movement... As the plate that India sits on collided with the continent of Asia the land mass at the point of collision was forced upward creating the Himalayas.
Which mountains were formed when two continents collided?
The Himalayas were formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate.
What mountain range formed the northern border of India?
the Himalayan mountain and the karakoram mountain
What makes the Himalayas unique?
The Himalayas contain the tallest mountain in the world: Mount Everest. Also, it divides up Asia and it's sub continent (India). The Himalayas were formed when two tectonic plates collided into each other.
What type of force resulted when India collided with Asia?
The type of force that resulted when India collided with Asia was called compression.
How did the highest mountains form?
The highest mountains in the world are the Himalayas, which formed when India collided with Asia beginning around 35 million years ago.
How was the himalaya formed?
The Himalayas were formed through a process of Convergent Plate Boundaries colliding together. The Indo-Australian and Eurasian plate collided together, to be specific.
What are the mountain ranges that were created when the Indian plate collided with the Asian plate?
A set of mountains that are still forming as a result of the compaction of two tectonic plates are the Himalayas. 40 or 50 million years ago, the subcontinent of India collided with Eurasia and caused so much pressure that the only way to relieve it was to push up and that was the start of the Himalayan range.
What type of landforms is likely to occur when two continents collide?
A mountain range is most likely to occur because of the two continents crushing and building up large mounds until they are mountains. This is what happened with India when it collided with Asia.
India's northern border is formed by mountains that include the?
Karakoram and Himalaya mountain ranges.
Is Mount Everest a meteor?
No. it is a mountain in the Himalayas, which were formed by a collision between India and Asia.
