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How were the Himalayas formed?

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The Himalayas were formed when the Indian plate moved towards the Eurasian plate. The movement of these two plates forced sedimentary rocks on the seabed into a series of folds, much the way a paper folds when pushed together. This is how the Himalayas were formed.

The Himalayas is a young fold mountain range formed about 40 to 50 years ago.

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It was formed because of 2 landmasses (india and eurasia). due to plate movement it collided

it was formed 40 - 50 million years ago

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