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The Himalayas are constantly being formed and changed through tectonic plates shifting under the Earth's surface. It is an extremely slow process which occurs over millions of years.

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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.


How are Himalayas being formed?

The Himalayas are constantly being formed and changed through tectonic plates shifting under the Earth's surface. It is an extremely slow process which occurs over millions of years.


When was the himalayus formed?

when was the Himalayas formed?


What era were the highlands landforms formed?

It depends where, geographically, which highlands you are referring to. The Himalayas, the highest landforms, are still being formed.


How himalyas formed?

India is crashing into Asia. The Himalayas are being pushed up by the force of the collision.


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.


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.


Which mountains were formed when two continents collided?

The most notable are the Himalayas, formed when India (on the Indo-Australian plate) drove north into Asia.


What are mountains formed by the collision of the indo Australian plate and the Eurasian plate?

The Himalayas formed :]


How were the Andes mt range the Himalayas and the islands of japan formed differently?

The Andes were formed when one tectonic plate was driven below another, elevating part of the South American plate. The Himalayas were formed (and are still being formed) by crushing and folding of one tectonic plate as another is driving into it. The Japanese island chains were formed (and are still being formed) by two tectonic plates pulling slightly apart from each other. Magma boils upward, forming new land.


The border between Nepal and Tibet is formed by what mountain?

Mount Everest, which is found in the Himalayas mountain range


What plate margin formed the Himalayas?

The Himalayas were formed at a convergent plate margin where the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. This collision resulted in the uplift of the Himalayan mountain range.