Geological Time
70mya
Late Cretaceous
Himalayan Elevation
0.00km
Drift Velocity
18cm/yr
Peak convergence
Crustal Shortening
0km
of ~2500 km total
Active Process
Northward Drift
Phase 1: Drift
Legend
Indian Continental Crust
Eurasian Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust (Tethys)
Tethys Sediments / Nappes
Mantle Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Tethys Ocean Water
Gangetic Alluvium
Timeline Control
Today
Max Uplift
Collision
Subduction
Start