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The mountain range extending along the northern frontier of India was formed as the result of a collision of the Indian subcontinent and what other continent?
The Himalayas.
How were the Andes mountain range and the Himalayas formed differently?
They are both the result of plate tectonics. The Andes mountains are the result of plate tectonics when the so-called South American plate was forced upwards by two other plates covered by oceans that drifted under and into it. The Himalayas formed when the Indian subcontinent drifted northwards and finally bumped into South Asia. The enormous mass of the Indian continent meant that on contact this drift did not immediately stop, but India kept forcing itself nothwards, forcing the earth before it up and 'folding' it into mountains. To this day this drift continues, at a pace of almost 7 centimeters a year.
What two mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia?
The Himalayas and the Hindu KushThe Himalayan Mountains separate India from the rest of Asia. Currently, India is part of Asia, though it is believed that they use to be part of Africa, and then became a subcontinent, and then became joint with Asia, the shifting of the plates is what is believed to have formed these mountain ranges.
What geographic feature separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?
Indian Ocean is the geographical barrier between India and Africa .
How does northern india differ from the rest of the region-?
Northern India differ from the rest of the region in that it has the Himalayas and a desert
What type of plate margin formed the Himalayas?
the Himalayas were formed by a collision plate boundary, meaning that the plates collided and formed the Himalayas. The Himalayas are also referred to as 'fold mountains' because of the way in which they are made.
When was the himalayus formed?
when was the Himalayas formed?
What type continental boundary caused the Himalayas to be formed?
A convergent or constructive continental boundary formed the Himalayas.
What type of plates form the Himalayas?
the Himalayas were formed by a collision plate boundary, meaning that the plates collided and formed the Himalayas. The Himalayas are also referred to as 'fold mountains' because of the way in which they are made.
The mountain range extending along the northern frontier of India was formed as the result of a collision of the Indian subcontinent and what other continent?
The Himalayas.
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.
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.
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 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.
Detail about how Himalayas were formed?
Their formation is a result of a continental collision along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate. This is referred to as a fold mountain.
The Himalayas and the Appalachian Mountains were both formed by colliding continental plates How do scientists know that the Appalachians were formed before the Himalayas?
All that remains of the Appalachians are eroded tops. The Himalayas are still highand jagged, comparatively not as affected by erosion.
What are mountains formed by the collision of the indo Australian plate and the Eurasian plate?
The Himalayas formed :]
