Tuesday, April 5, 2011

In the Himalayas

Here I am Kathmandu, Nepal, and it is freezing here compared to home!  This place is in Asia, right on another convergent boundary of two tectonic plates.  Specifically, the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.  This boundary, however, is not a subduction zone.  Since the land plates of India and Asia collided, their light density meant both went up, creating a mountain range known today as the Himalayas.  Kathmandu, where I'm spending the day, is in the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, and I am here to observe.  Now, along this boundary, it is a mountain range, but no volcanoes.  Earthquakes happen from time to time, since the boundary is seismically active, but nothing has happened very recently. Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, is at 27°59'17.00"N, 86°55'31.00"E.
Mt. Everest
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1 comment:

  1. I like your pictures, especially the "diving" picture

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