INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. 225 million years ago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -This plate boundary is called the Sumatran Subduction Trench, and it is where the oceanic Indian/Australian plate is slowly descending beneath (subducting under) the continental Eurasian plate at a rate of about 4.5 cm/year (2 inches/year).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Alps and Himalayas are examples of fold mountains that are formed at convergent boundaries due to the collision of two tectonic plates. Q. The northward drift of the Indo-Australian plate resulted in its collision with the much larger Eurasian plate.

Detailed explanation-4: -About 250 million years ago, India was part of the landmass called the Gondwana land. Eventually, the Indo-Australian plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. This led to the formation of the Himalayas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Among the most dramatic and visible creations of plate-tectonic forces are the lofty Himalayas, which stretch 2, 900 km along the border between India and Tibet.