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The Himalayan range is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consists mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock. According to the modern theory of plate tectonics, its formation is a result of a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
The Andes are the result of plate tectonics processes, caused by the subduction of oceanic crust beneath the South American plate. The main cause of the rise of the Andes is the compression of the western rim of the South American Plate due to the subduction of the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
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The Himalayan mountains formed when?
The Himalayan mountains formed when the sub continent of India broke away from Gondwanaland. This happen approximately 55 million years ago.
The Himalayan Mountains were formed as a result of what?
continental-continental convergence
What is a specific geographic example of a feature formed at a convergent boundary between two continental plates?
The Himalayan mountains.
Which mountains were formed as a result of ocean-continental convergence?
The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.
What is an example of an active continent-continent collision?
The Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau are formed by the sub-continent of India colliding with Asia and are still growing.
Names of 3 Fold Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains The Andes Mountains The Himalayas
What is the mountain range taller than the Andes in the world?
The Himalayan Mountains
Are the Andes the highest mountains in the world?
No, the tallest mountain is Mt. Everest, in the Himalayan mountains.
Which is a geographic example of a continental collision is?
The collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate that led to the formation of the Himalayas is a geographic example of a continental collision. This collision continues to uplift the Himalayas, creating some of the world's tallest mountains.
How were the Andes mountain and south America mountain formed?
the andes mountains were formed by a continental collision
The Himalayan mountains formed when?
The Himalayan mountains formed when the sub continent of India broke away from Gondwanaland. This happen approximately 55 million years ago.
The Himalayan Mountains were formed as a result of what?
continental-continental convergence
What are the Andes Mountains and where are they formed?
You can find the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America. It is about 4,300 miles long and it is the largest Continental Mountain Range.
Were the Andes mountains formed as a result of ocean continental convergence?
The Andes Mountains :) ***** I would like to add the Himalayas, which rose when the Indian Plate collided with the European plate.
What caused the Andes mountains to form?
They were formed by deposition and by convergent boundaries
How were the Andes mountains the Himalayas and the islands of japan formed alike?
They were all formed at convergent boundaries
How were the Andes mountains range the Himalayas and the island of japan formed differently?
The Andes mountains and the islands of Japan are both formed by subduction zones which was caused by volcanoes. The Himalayas were formed by convergent plate boundaries but no subduction zone. Instead the plates collided and there was uplift causing the mountains.
