Himalayan uplift

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological process
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Himalayan_orogeny
gptkbp:beganIn about 50 million years ago
gptkbp:causedBy collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
gptkbp:continuesToday true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Himalayan uplift
gptkbp:impact biodiversity
river systems
regional climate
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:rateOfUplift about 5 mm per year
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Alpine_orogeny
Tibetan Plateau uplift
gptkbp:resultedIn formation of the Himalayas
gptkbp:studiedIn geology
tectonics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miocene_Epoch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6