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Geology
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Guide > The Himalayas
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| Some
Interesting Facts |
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60
million years ago, Nepal was an expanse of water, a part
of the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Nepal's
mountain formation started after the great collision of
the Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian continent. |
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The
mountains continued to rise, the gradients became steeper,
and the new rivers formed, cut deep into the terrain. |
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Continual
upheaval between the two plates led to the formation of
east-west valleys and lakes. |
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The
ultimate outcome was the formation of four major mountain
systems incised with numerous gorges and ridges. |
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The
mountains of Nepal are still growing! Which is why there
are landslides, erosion, silt-laden rivers and the omnipresent
possibility of earthquakes. |
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