In what direction was pressure applied to create the Himalayan Mountains?

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In what direction was pressure applied to create the Himalayan Mountains?

2007-11-29 07:54:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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In Structural Geology it is called North-South Shortening.

2007-11-29 16:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Himalayas were formed when the Indian plate smashed into the Asian plate tens of millions of years ago (India used to be an island). So it would be mostly a northern, maybe slightly northeasterly direction.

2007-11-29 08:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Indian subcontinent is moving northward into Asia, creating the Himalayas.

2007-12-03 07:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Wayner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋