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How did the Himalayan fold mountains form?

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Names of 3 Fold Mountains?

Rocky Mountains, Andes Mountains, Alps, Himalayan Mountains, Appalachian Mountains


Where does fold mountains found?

Himalayan mountain range is fold mountain system found in north of Nepal


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What type of mountain is the Himalayan mountains?

Intercontinental convergent boundary.


Mountains that form When two continents collied are the?

The Himalayan mountain range of Tibet was formed when the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate collided nearly 50 million years ago. It is the world's current mountain range and includes the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest.


What are Himalayan mountains?

First of all, it's Himalaya, not Himalayan. This is a very common mistake. The correct context for "Himalayan" would be in the following sentence, "What is the tallest Himalayan mountain?"To answer the question: the Himalaya Mountains are fold mountains, which happens when two plates of the earth's crust collide with each other (in this case the Indian plate collided with the Asian plate) and literally fold the earth's crust. And that is why Mount Everest is still growing a few millimeters every year.A range of mountians, containing Mt. Everest, located in Asia.


What two types of mountains form by volcanic activity?

Volcanic activity can form fold mountains or block mountains. Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates collide. Block mountains are formed when fault block shifts.


Which continent can you find the Himalayan mountains?

The Himalayan mountains are found in Asia.


How do fold mountain form?

Fold mountain or mountain chains are formed by the collisions between continental plates.


Do Yaks live on mountains?

A Himalayan yak lives in Himalayan mountains.


What types of mountains are formed by volcanic activity?

Volcanic activity can form fold mountains or block mountains. Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates collide. Block mountains are formed when fault block shifts.


What forms Indias's northern border?

The Himalayan Mountains are what form India's northern Border.