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Well, do you know.. Do you know Antarctica once had tropical rainforest, Saharas contained extensive vegetation, lakes and river systems. Major parts of the USA were covered in ice sheets, while the Himalayas were submerged under the ocean. Yes, the mighty Himalayas, the climatic gateway of the continent of Asia, were once lying under Sea level. It is said that the Indian tectonic plate separated from the African tectonic plate and moved rapidly northward towards the Eurasian tectonic plate and collided with it. Continued compression from the collision caused enormous amounts of crust to fold, fault and rise, producing much of the Himalayan and Tibetan Plateau landscape. Apart from being called the climatic gateway of Asia because it greatly influences the climate of Asian continent, the Himalayas are also one of the youngest mountain range in the world because it is still growing. I mean the Indian tectonic plate continues to collide with the Eurasian plate at around 1 cm e...