The himalayan mountains represent what type of plate tectonic boundary?
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convergent Convergent boundary
convergence plate boundary
Convergent boundary Himalayas
The himalayan mountains represent what type of plate tectonic boundary?
Himalayas Geology of the Himalaya Convergent boundary Orogeny Plate tectonics Fold mountains Alpide belt Earthquake Geology of the Alps Intraplate deformation
<b>The Himalayas</b>, or <b>Himalaya</b> is a <b>mountain</b> range in Asia separating the plains of 
the Indian ... According to the modern theory of <b>plate tectonics</b>, its formation is a 
result of a continental collision or orogeny along the <b>convergent boundary</b> 
between ... The Indus itself forms the northern and western <b>boundaries</b> of <b>the</b> 
<b>Himalayas</b>. The geology of <b>the Himalaya</b> is a record of the most dramatic and visible 
creations of modern ... This immense <b>mountain</b> range was formed by <b>tectonic</b> 
forces and sculpted by ... The Lesser <b>Himalaya</b> (LH) <b>tectonic plate</b> is mainly 
formed by Upper ... It is now generally accepted that the metasediments of the 
HHCS <b>represent</b>&nbsp;... A <b>convergent boundary</b> is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric <b>plates</b> 
collide. ... features related to <b>convergent boundaries</b> vary depending on crust 
<b>types</b>. ... the Eurasian <b>Plate</b> and the Indian <b>Plate</b> that is forming <b>the Himalayas</b>. ... 
the Eurasian <b>Plate</b> and the African <b>Plate</b> formed the Pontic <b>Mountains</b> in Turkey. An orogeny is an event that leads to both structural deformation and 
compositional differentiation of the Earth&#39;s lithosphere (crust and uppermost 
mantle) at <b>convergent plate</b> margins. An orogen or orogenic belt develops when 
a continental <b>plate</b> crumples and ... In general, there are two main <b>types</b> of 
orogens at <b>convergent plate</b> margins:&nbsp;... <b>Plate tectonics</b> is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven 
large plates and ... Where the plates meet, their relative motion determines the 
<b>type</b> of <b>boundary</b>: ... Earthquakes, volcanic activity, <b>mountain</b>-building, and 
oceanic trench ... This gravitational sliding <b>represents</b> a secondary phenomenon 
of this&nbsp;... Fold <b>mountains</b> are <b>mountains</b> that form mainly by the effects of folding on layers 
within the upper part of the Earth&#39;s crust. Before either <b>plate tectonic</b> theory 
developed, or the internal architecture of thrust belts became well understood, 
the term was used for most <b>mountain</b> belts, such as <b>the Himalayas</b>. ... two tectonic 
plates move towards each other at <b>convergent</b> plate <b>boundary</b>. The Alpide belt or Alpine-<b>Himalayan</b> orogenic belt is a seismic belt and orogenic 
belt that includes an array of <b>mountain</b> ranges extending for more than 15,000 km 
along the southern margin of Eurasia, stretching from Java and Sumatra, through 
the Indochinese Peninsula, <b>the Himalayas</b> and Transhimalayas, the <b>mountains</b> of 
... The Alpide belt is being created by ongoing <b>plate tectonics</b> such as the Alpine
&nbsp;... An <b>earthquake</b> is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden 
release of ... Reverse faults, particularly those along <b>convergent</b> plate <b>boundaries</b>
, are ... In addition, there exists a hierarchy of stress level in the three fault <b>types</b>. 
... along other plate <b>boundaries</b> too, such as along <b>the Himalayan Mountains</b>. Folding and thrusting is the expression of crustal shortening which is caused by 
the <b>convergent</b> movements of the European and Adriatic <b>plates</b>. Breakup of&nbsp;... All of these are ways the crust can deform is due to the different <b>types of plate</b> 
margins, which are: divergent <b>boundaries</b>, <b>convergent boundaries</b>, and transform
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convergent boundary
Convergent boundary