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why are himalayas are called the young fold mountains?
Asked by Anish | 06 Sep, 2015, 03:48: PM
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Dear Anish,

The Himalayas are known as the young fold mountains because they have been formed only few million years ago.They were formed because of the folding of the earth's crust due to tectonic activity (fold mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide with one another).

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