Question

Answer the following in paragraph:

Explain the origin of the Himalayas.

Answer 1

1. Millions of years ago there was only one landmass on the surface of the earth. It was surrounded by an ocean on all sides.
2. The landmass was called “Pangea”. It was surrounded by a waterbody Known as “Panthalassa”.
3. This large landmass split up into two parts. The northern part was known as “Angaraland” and the southern part was known as “Gondwana land”.
4. The Sea separating these two was called the Tethys Sea.
5. This Sea stretched along an east-west direction.
6. The rivers from Angara and Gondwana deposited the silts along the Tethys Sea.
7. After a long period, due to tectonic forces, the deposits uplifted to forms fold mountains called the Himalayan range.
8. It is a young fold mountain.
9. The Himalayas is the home of several high peaks. However, it holds the record of having the maximum number of highest peaks among any mountain range in the world. Out of the heights peaks in this world, Himalayas holds nine.