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The Himalayas are considered as type of mountains.

  1. A
    Relief
  2. B
    Submarine
  3. C
    Volcanic
  4. D
    Tectonic and Fold

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The Himalayas are young fold mountains formed due to convergent tectonic plate movements. The collision between the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian tectonic plate exerted massive compressional forces that folded the marine sedimentary rocks deposited in the ancient Tethys geosyncline, uplifting the mountain range.

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The Himalayas are considered as type of mountains.
A
Relief
B
Submarine
C
Volcanic
D
Tectonic and Fold

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