Himalayas

By Doug Gates

How were the Himalayas formed?
Approximately 71 million years ago, the continental plate that makes present day India (known as the INDIAN PLATE) began to move towards present day Asia (known as the EURASIAN PLATE).
Around 50 million years ago, the two plates collided.
The Indain Plate began crush up against the Eurasian, causing both plates to be pushed upwards.
This process continued and formed the mountain range known as the Himalayas.

The tallest mountain range in the world is known as the Himalayas.
Mount Everest is located along this range and is the tallest mountain in the world. There
are marine fossils at the top of Mount Everest. This ice-capped range of mountains is located
along the northern border of India. It is one of the Earth's most beautiful spectacles.

To explain the formation of this mountain range, a person would have to start their explanation
with the super continent of Pangea. Pangea broke up several hundred million years ago and when it did, it formed
the tectonic plates that eventually created the 7 continents of the current world. Two plates, the Eurasian Plate
and the Indian Plate, collided and began to push against each other, forming a mountain range. This
mountain range is known as the Himalayas.

This mountain range is still growing in size, because the plates are still colliding with each other
even now. Within the next billion years, the country of India will eventually disappear, lost forever witin
the Earth's molten core. Until this point, the Himalayas will continue to grow and stay the Earth's
tallest mountain range.


Himalayas	Diagram depicting India's collision with Asia	Diagram of India colliding with Asia (Side View)

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