PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
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The Himalayas
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The Peninsular Plateau
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The Northern Plains
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The Coastal Plains
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas were formed by the uplift of the Tethys, a geosyncline accumulation of sedimentary rocks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus himalayas are accumulation of tethys geosyncline.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan uplift out of the Tethys Sea and subsidence of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayan mountains were considered to be formed from a great geosyncline called the Tethys Sea. The geosyncline between the Eurasian and Pacific plates is the Tethys Sea.
Detailed explanation-5: -One such piece-the Indo-Australian plate started shifting northwards, where it collided with the Eurasian plate (now Europe). Consequently, this collision caused the landmass to fold and become, what we know as the Himalayas today.