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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.
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What 2 countries bod er the Himalayan mountains?
The Himalayan mountains are on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
What are 2 key landforms that china has?
The 2 key landforms that China has mountains and desserts. The Gobi desert and Himalayan Alpine range are the key landforms.
What jobs are there in the Himalayan mountains?
mining farming and Sherpa. (guiding people up the mountains)
What 2 continents are divided by the Ural Mountains?
Europe and Asia The Ural mountains divide European Russia from Asian Russia...and Europe from Asia.
Does Russia occupies 2 different continents true or false?
Russia is located on both the European and Asian continents. The continental divide is the Ural Mountains.
What 2 continents are mountains and forests most located?
Asia, North America, South America..?
Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world is part of which 2 countries?
Mount Everest can be found on the border of Nepal and Tibet in the Himalayan mountains
Which two factors are responsible for shaping the present land form features of India?
1) Continental drift of the India plate northward to collide with the Asia plate forming bthe Himalayan mountains. 2) Rivers and their deltas, formed (in the north of India) from meltwater from ice and snow on the Himalayan mountains.
Where are mountains usually from?
Moutains are created when 2 tectonic plates rise causing hills and mountains.
What are the highest mountains in south Asia?
According to some research, The Himalayan range is the tallest mountain in the world as well as in South Asia followed by K-2 which is located in Pakistan.
What is K-2 mountain?
The summit of K2 is 8611 metres above sea level
Name 5 major mountains in the US?
The five highest mountains in the world are: Mount Everest 8,848m K2 8,611m Kangchenjunga 8,586m Lhotse 8,516m Makalu 8,485m
