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The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to the north have risen very rapidly. In just 50 million years, peaks such as Mt. Everest have risen to heights of more than 9 km. The impinging of the two landmasses has yet to end. The Himalayas continue to rise more than 1 cm a year -- a growth rate of 10 km in a million years!
Home to more than 600 million people , the Himalayas were formed around 70 million years ago . The Indian continent floating off the Australian coast and had travelled some 6000 kms when it finally met the Asian continent. The resulting collision caused a part of the Indian landmass go beneath the Asian landmass hence giving rise to the Himalayas.