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The Himalayas were lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate,
The Himalayas were created by the Indian plate colliding with the Eurasian plate.
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How did the movement of create the Himalayas?
The Himalayas were lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate,
Did the movement of plates create the Himalayas?
The Himalayas were lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate,
How Himalayan mountain ranges appear?
The Himalayas were formed by tectonic movement... As the plate that India sits on collided with the continent of Asia the land mass at the point of collision was forced upward creating the Himalayas.
What type of plate margin formed the Himalayas?
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which created a convergent plate boundary. The intense tectonic forces generated by the plates crashing into each other uplifted the land and continue to push the Himalayas higher each year.
What mountain chain have two plates formed?
The Himalayas mountain chain was formed by the collision of the Indian tectonic plate with the Eurasian tectonic plate. This collision continues to push the two plates into each other, causing the Himalayas to still be one of the world's fastest-growing mountain ranges.
Which type of plate boundary formed Mount Everest?
Mount Everest was formed by the collision of the Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian plate. This collision resulted in the uplift of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, due to the intense pressure and forces of tectonic plate movement.
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 himalayaya moutains were formed in a collison at a?
The Himalayas mountain range was formed (and, according to scientists, is still growing in height!) when the Indian Tectonic Plate collided with the European Plate.
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.
How was Annapurna formed?
Annapurna was formed through the process of plate tectonics, where the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, resulting in the uplift of the Himalayas. The intense forces of tectonic activity and the convergence of these plates caused the massive uplift of the Annapurna massif over millions of years.
Does the Eurasian plate have a convergent boundary?
It has several! For example the Himalayas are formed due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
What tectonic plates are the Himalayas on?
The Himalayas are on the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate.
