The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between theIndian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. 225 million years ago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.
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