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How are the Himalayas and the mountain system of western Asia formed explain?
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- The earth is composed of several plates. In the past there was only a huge land mass or the Pangea. This pangea broke up and drifted apart from another. The Gondwanaland was the southern part of this pangea.
- Due to the conventional current, this Gondwanaland was further broken down and split into several parts.
- One part of this Gondwanaland, the Indo-Australian plate started drifting towards the north.
- As a result it collided with Eurasian plate in the north. This collision caused the sedimentary deposition of the Tethys to get folded forming Himalayas and the mountain system of western Asia.
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The border between Nepal and Tibet is formed by what mountain?
Mount Everest, which is found in the Himalayas mountain range
The Himalayas were formed at a?
The Himalayas are a mountain range in Asia. They are being formed by the Indian subcontinent submerging under the Asian continent.
What type of mountain is the Himalayas?
The Himalayas are Fold Mountains
What other mountain ranges were formed like the Himalayas?
There are many mountain ranges like the Himalayas. Take a look at the link I have given.
How was the mountain system of the Himalayas formed?
the humans of Himalaya built them
What is the most well-known mountain range in Asia?
It formed the Himalayas.
How were the Andes mountain ranges the himalayas and the islands of japan formed alike?
They were all formed at convergent boundaries
What mountain range formed because India collided with Asia?
The Himalayas
What other mountain ranges were formed this way?
The Rocky Mountains in North America, the Andes in South America, and the Himalayas in Asia were also formed through tectonic plate movements and the collision of continental plates. These mountain ranges all have distinct geological features resulting from the processes of compression, folding, and faulting that occurred during their formation.
Which mountain range was formed when the plate containing the Indian subcontinent bumped into the continent of Asia?
It formed the Himalayan Mountain Range, better known as just the Himalayas..
Is Mount Everest a meteor?
No. it is a mountain in the Himalayas, which were formed by a collision between India and Asia.
What are formed at convergent boundaries?
The Himalayas, a mountain range at the northern edge of the India plate
