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The lower part of India was a separate land mass that collided with the Asian continent pushing up the Himalayas (including Mt. Everest!) as Wegner suggested. Near the top of the mountains geologists have found ocean fossils indicating the mountain tops were once part of the sea. The process is still ongoing.

2006-10-03 10:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kes 7 · 0 0

Mountains tend to be found at the margins of continents (Andes, Appalachians, Himalayas, Snowy Mountains in Australia). Wegener's idea of "continental drift" said that the continents plowed through the oceans, hit each other, and pushed up mountains. The only problem was, Wegener never had a mechanism for this. He was right, but for the wrong reason. He never envisioned "plates", which we now know is the real answer. Plus, he was a meteorologist, so no geologists took him very seriously!

2006-10-03 11:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by plnester 1 · 0 0

There relation to the plates that supposedly moved to form them or to fault lines

2006-10-03 08:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by T B 2 · 0 0

that sounds like a homework question, I think you can find that answer if you start researching it online or at the library.

2006-10-03 08:44:12 · answer #4 · answered by sarahjane1973 3 · 0 1

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