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Geology of the Himalaya
The Geology of the Himalaya is a record of the most dramatic and visible creations of modern plate tectonic forces. The Himalayas, which stretch over 2400Â km are the result of an ongoing orogeny, the result of a collision between two continental tectonic plates.
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