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The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.

The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.
The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.
The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.
The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.
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Doucette, Jayne H.
The rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, plate collision.
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01/01/2004
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Date is approximate.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 92:
In the India-Asia collision, the Eurasian Plate was compressed and thickened to uplift the Tibetan Plateau. The bulk of the Indian Plate continues to be thrust under the Eurasian Plate, further uplifting Tibet. Slices of the Indian Plate were scraped off to form the Himalayas.
Illustration by Jayne Doucette
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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