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The Himalaya's formed when the sub continent of India broke away from Gondwanalandand from memory approx 55 million years ago. Gondwanaland was comprised of the continents we now know as Antarctica, Australia, South America and Africa. The Indian piece travelled north and collided with Asia ie where India now is. This caused uplift of the collision forming the Himalaya's. It is anticipated that Australia (which is drifting north at a rate of 13cm per year will eventually form part of mainland China. It would be likely by that time that the Himalaya's would be considerably smaller due to erosion and the collision between Australia and China will create a new mountain range.
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∙ 14y agoThe Himalaya's formed when two of Earth's plates crashed into each other and pushed upward forming mountains.
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Mountains that form when two continents collide are the?
Himalayas.
Do the Himalayas form part of the border of India?
Yes. The Himalayas form most of India's border with China.
What type continental boundary caused the Himalayas to be formed?
A convergent or constructive continental boundary formed the Himalayas.
What form the tallest mountain range?
Himalayas (mt. Everest is in the Himalayas )
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.
What mountain ranges were caused by folding?
Alps Himalayas Appalachians
What mountain range was caused by the collision of Asia and India?
The Himalayas were caused by the collision of Asia and India.
What type of convergent boundary is the Himalaya mountains made by?
The Himalayas resulted from the collision of the Indian Plate into the European plate. The softer Indian Plate was forced underneath the harder European Plate, which caused the European Plate to rise up and form the Himalayas.
What do the Himalayas protect India from?
the Himalayas protect India form the cold northern Siberian winds
What caused china to isolate from other societies?
the Himalayas and the Gobi Desert.
What caused China to be isolated from other society's?
the Himalayas and the Gobi Desert.
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.
