Himalayan orogeny

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
geological formation
gptkbp:affects climate of South Asia
gptkbp:beganIn about 50 million years ago
gptkbp:causedBy collision of the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
gptkbp:continuesToday yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Himalayan orogeny
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Mount_Everest
gptkb:Kangchenjunga
K2
gptkbp:processor continental collision
gptkbp:produced fold mountains
metamorphic rocks
major earthquakes in the region
thrust faults
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Alpine_orogeny
Tibetan Plateau uplift
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of the Himalayas
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alpine-Himalayan_orogenic_system
gptkb:Tethys_Ocean
gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6