How did old seafloor get high up in the Himalayas?
Flexi Says: Two converging continental plates smash upwards to create gigantic mountain ranges such as the Himalayas, where India is pushing into Eurasia (shown below). Stresses from this uplift cause folds, reverse faults, and thrust faults, which allow the crust to rise upwards.
(a) The world’s highest mountain range, the Himalayas, is growing from the collision between the Indian and the Eurasian plates. (b) The crumpling of the Indian and Eurasian plates of continental crust creates the Himalayas.
(a) The world’s highest mountain range, the Himalayas, is growing from the collision between the Indian and the Eurasian plates. (b) The crumpling of the Indian and Eurasian plates of continental crust creates the Himalayas.