The convergence of two continental plates of similar low density, neither of which can be readily subducted, so that their crust crumples, thickens and is thrust upward instead. The ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates, which raised the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, is the process's most dramatic ongoing expression.
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Timescale (category) Timescale (category) Process Type TimescaleIndia-Asia collision ongoing for about 50 million years 1 Continental Collision
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1. Continental collision, Wikipedia
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In geology, continental collision is a phenomenon of plate tectonics that occurs at convergent boundaries.
India-Eurasia collision timing
The collision between India and Asia has been going on for about 50 million years already and shows no signs of abating.
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the continent-continent collision being a part of the Indosinian Orogeny
Barents Sea - Wikipedia
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The Barents Sea was originally formed from two major continental collisions: the Caledonian orogeny, in which the Baltica and Laurentia collided to form Laurasia, and a subsequent collision between Laurasia and Western Siberia.
South Asia (Wikipedia)
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The Indian subcontinent is largely a geological term referring to the land mass that drifted northeastwards from ancient Gondwana, colliding with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago, towards the end of Palaeocene.
Wallacea (Wikipedia)
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The tectonic uplift of Wallacea during the collision between Australia and Asia c. 23 million years ago allowed the global dispersal of passerine birds from Australia across the Indonesian islands.
Indomalayan realm (Wikipedia)
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The Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Himalaya, and Patkai ranges bound the bioregion on the northwest, north, and northeast; these ranges were formed by the collision of the northward-drifting Indian subcontinent with Asia beginning 45 million years ago.
Hindu Kush (Wikipedia)
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This collision gradually formed the Himalayas, including the Hindu Kush.
Alps (Wikipedia)
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The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided.
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