Teacher ~ on Instagram: "The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate, a process that began around 50–55 million years ago. Before this collision, the Tethys Sea lay between the two plates. As the Indian Plate moved northward, it collided with Eurasia, causing the sea sediments to crumple and rise, forming vast fold mountains. This collision is an example of continent–continent convergence, where neither plate subducts easily. Instead, the Earth’s crust