The Himalaya mountains formed from the collision of the India plate and Eurasian plate each carrying continental crust. what type of mountains are the Himalayas?
Answer: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 India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.
