Indian Plate photograph

Indian Plate

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Movement1north-east
Speed126–36 millimetres per year (1. 0–1. 4 in/year)
Features Indian Ocean
Himalayas
Approximate area1190000024600000
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2479253
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About Indian Plate


The Indian Plate or India Plate is a major tectonic plate straddling the equator in the eastern hemisphere. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, India broke away from the other fragments of Gondwana 100 million years ago and began moving north.

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