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Title: The ongoing collision of India and Asia, starting about 45 million years ago, produced the majestic Himalayas.
Caption: B. Position of India in relation to Eurasia at various times. (Modified after Peter Molnar) C. Eventually the two landmasses collided, deforming and elevating the sediments that had been deposited along their continental margins.
Keywords: plate tectonics, tectonic plates, convergent plate boundaries, boundary, convergence, subduction, trenches, volcanoes, volcanism, volcanic arcs, sutures, accretionary wedges