Some of the worlds major rivers the indus, the ganges and the tsangpobrahmaputra rise in the himalayas and their combined drainage basin is home to roughly 600 million people. Stratigraphy of india free download as powerpoint presentation. Himalayas and tibetan plateau tibetan plateau hi ma s lay a himalayas worlds highest mountain region 9 of the 10 highest peaks. Himalayas, nepali himalaya, great mountain system of asia forming a barrier between the plateau of tibet to the north and the alluvial plains of the indian subcontinent to the south. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. This range is home to nine of the ten highest peaks on earth, including the highest, mount everest. The himalayas are the result of what two plates running into each other.
The himalayan mountain chain is an example of a continental collision. Formation of the himalayas interactive simulations edumedia. All tectonic plate and hot spot activity results in earthquakes. Brief history the himalaya drug company is a company established by mr. Millions of years ago, the earth started breaking up into the continents we have today. We would like you to embrace the serenity of mountains and trek the himalayas to experience the nature. Hanging wall moves up relative to footwall result of compression. When the indian plate of the earlier gondwana land c. Assumption island secret indian military base duration. Himalyas are fold type of mountains, these types of mountains are formed when tectonic plates undergo convectional movements on the semi solid fluid layer of earths crust called aesthenosphere. The geology of the himalaya is a record of the most dramatic and visible creations of modern plate tectonic forces. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Himalayas geography lecture 52 notes edurev is made by best teachers of upsc. Northward migration of india note that this figure is a simplification and does not take into account the huge amount of crustal shortening that would have occurred in both the.
The himalayas include nine of the worlds ten highest peaks, including mount everest and k2. Hogback structure himalayas resting on tibetan plateau antecedent rivers of himalayas. Ppt the himalayas powerpoint presentation free to view. Formation of the himalayas interactive simulations. Moreover, it consists of many varied lithofacies, making correlation work more difficult. Before this, the world was a big land mass called pangea. An interesting information about himalayas is that thanks to the movement of the plate tectonics this mountain chain rising its height by about 5mm per years. One of the major depositional strata in the himalaya is the lesser himalayan strata from the paleozoic to mesozoic eras. The formation of the gargantuan himalayas started 220 million years ago. Explain the formation of duns duras shiwalik hills were formed by the accumulation of conglomerates sand, stone, silt, gravel, debris etc. The himalayas protect the country against the cold winds blowing from siberia through central asia.
The mountain formation primarily occurred in three phases that began about 50 million to 70 million years ago and most recently occurred about 600,000 years ago. Understanding continentcontinent convergence is important to understand the formation of the himalayas, the alps, the urals and the atlas mountains. Himalaya mountains presentation by patrick jackson on prezi. It had a quite different marine succession during the paleozoic, as most parts of it are sparsely fossiliferous or even devoid of any welldefined fossils. Geologic tectonic map of the himalaya, modified after le fort cronin 1988. They represent great variety of rock systems dating back from cambrian to eocene periods and from granites and gneisses to sandstones, limestones, boulder conglomerates and shale. Various images of sherpa life to enable the children to make their own interpretation. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about on himalaya ppt.
In the winter, the himalayas block cold winds from central asia forming the northern limit for the wind patterns of the monsoon. The formation of the himalayas the himalayas are known to be youngfold mountains. The expression of tectonic plate and hot spot activity at the surface includes the formation of what features and results in what natural disasters. In the place of the clash appeared himalayas the youngest and the highest mountain range in the world. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The history of formation of himalayas and tibetan plateau began about 55 million years ago. The himalayas, which stretch over 2400 km between the namche barwa syntaxis in tibet and the nanga parbat syntaxis in pakistan, are the result of an ongoing orogeny the result of a collision of the continental crust of two tectonic plates. In uttarakhand, the middle himalayas are marked by the mussoorie and the nag tibba ranges. There are various scientific reasons behind the creation of this massive topography. Continentcontinent convergence, formation of the himalayas. These conglomerates, in the initial stages of deposition, obstructed the courses of the rivers draining from the higher reaches of the himalayas and formed temporary lakes with passage of time, these temporary lakes accumulated more and more.
East and west gondwana, together with the formation of oceanic crust, occurred later, in the callovian 160155 ma. Introduction to the himalayas if youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Young, because these have been formed relatively recently in the earths history, compared to older mountain ranges like the aravallis in india, and the appalachian in the usa. Children write either a letter or a postcard home from the himalayan mountains. The himalayan mountain chain is the thirdlargest deposit of ice and snow in the world, serves as an important source of freshwater for the 1. Trek the himalayas we are wellknown trekking company india organizing all types of trips in the himalayan destination, managed by himalayas heaven adventure group. The northern plains indian geograpgy for upsc ias 2020. Let us now go through the interesting facts behind the formation of the himalayas and its future. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Mountaineering is a popular activity in nepal owing it to the highest mountains in the world located in the country. That basin was filled with sediments from the rivers which came from the mountains in the north and from the peninsula in the south. The himalayas or himalaya is a mountain range in south asia which separates the indo gangetic plain from the tibetan plateau.
In addition, these mountains affect the daily lives of. Introduction to the himalayas article khan academy. The formation of the himalayan mountains is all to do with tectonic plate movements. The tectonic plates still are moving, and the mountain range continues to rise. This document is highly rated by upsc students and has been viewed 37 times. The formation of the himalaya range is a result of a continental collision between the indoaustralian plate and the eurasian plate. Meaning of antecedent rivers and super imposed rivers. Read and learn for free about the following article. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. In addition, these mountains affect the daily lives of all the people living within their shadow. Ppt slides himalayas himalayas and tibetan plateau tibetan. Geologic formation of the himalaya rasoul sorkhabi. However the forces of weathering and erosion are lowering the himalayas at about the same rate.
Nevada is under tension because of rising magma which is unzipping the system, all the way from baja california sierra nevada and wasatch ranges part of this system reverse faults. How were the himalayas formed explain social science. Due to the uplift of the himalayas in the tethys sea, the northern part of the indian peninsula got subsided and formed a large basin. Mountain formation and the formation of tibetan plateau. In oceanocean convergence and continentocean convergence, at least one of the plates is denser and hence the subduction zone is quite deep few hundred kilometres. The himalaya mountains were formed from a collision of tectonic plates. The himalayas include the highest mountains in the world, with more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet 7,300 metres or more above sea level. Updates for the 2004 and subsequent climbing seasons are available free for download at. Himalayas were formed when gondwana land moved towards angaraland and collided with it. The himalayas are the tallest mountains in the world. A geography project made by leon maughan, hannah lamb and susan atkinson showing the formation of the himalayas. Jan 17, 2016 lower himalayas have steep, bare southern slopes steep slopes prevents soil formation and more gentle, forest covered northern slopes. Why are the himalayas the tallest mountains in the world.
Formation of subathu basin diagrammatic representation it bears minimal evidence of terrigenous clastic influence indicating its formation before the himalayan uplift and the beginning of erosion, exhumation and uplift, with deposition of the detritus in the basin to the south figure 3. High mountain ranges and peaks act a barrier for enemies and so play a great role in the defense of india. The himalayas and tibetan plateau trend eastwest and extend for 2,900 km, reaching the maximum elevation of 8,848 metres mount everest the highest point on earth. Ppt slides himalayas himalayas and tibetan plateau. The himalayan uplift out of the tethys sea and subsidence of peninsular of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin.
How did the formation of himalayas take place and what is its. Himalayas sherpa life powerpoint teaching resources. The mahabharat lekh, in southern nepal is a continuation of the mussoorie range. The himalaya by the numbers a statistical analysis of mountaineering in the nepal himalaya richard salisbury elizabeth hawley. Click here to see a shockwave animation sequence on the formation of the himalaya. Jul 01, 2009 a geography project made by leon maughan, hannah lamb and susan atkinson showing the formation of the himalayas. There are 3000 km of the himalayas with mount everest being the highest peak 8848m. The himalayas check rain bearing wind and cause heavy rainfall. May 03, 2010 the formation of the himalaya range is a result of a continental collision between the indoaustralian plate and the eurasian plate. View ppt slides himalayas from geog at montgomery college. Smnd isochron plot for fractions of two cmsized single garnet crystals from the naura formation. View and download powerpoint presentations on on himalaya ppt. Jan 11, 2014 powerpoint about the the himalayan mountain range. The himalayas are still rising by more than 1 cm per year as india continues to move northwards into asia, which explains the occurrence of shallow focus earthquakes in the region today.
The peninsular plateau is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys. The geology of the himalayas is particularly important because it helps us to understand the formation of large mountain belts and how these regions vary over time. The range has many of earths highest peaks, including the highest, mount everest nepalchina. Dec 19, 2019 understanding continentcontinent convergence is important to understand the formation of the himalayas, the alps, the urals and the atlas mountains. 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. Further north, behind the front line, the eurasian plate is raised over 2. They represent great variety of rock systems dating back from cambrian to eocene periods and from granites and gneisses to sandstones, limestones, boulder conglomerates a. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. At the same time tibetan plateau was formed, which is the most extensive mountain region in the. How did the formation of himalayas take place and what is. Due to this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosyncline known as the tethys were folded to for, the mountain system of western asia and himalayas.
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