The real extent of the Indian Plate (IMAGE)

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The real extent of the Indian Plate

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Reconstruction through time (top) showing the Indian Plate breaking away from the Gondwana supercontinent and subducting under Asia, thereby helping to create the world's highest topography, i.e., Mount Everest (bottom).

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Jun Meng from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Prof. Stuart A. Gilder from Ludwig Maximilians University

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