Key Start

Today we are in a period of active mountain building. The Himalayas were built over the past 50 million years. The Rockies and Andes are continuing to grow as North and South America move west over the sea floor. The Japanese and other island chains grow as the floor of the Pacific ocean dives under the Asian continent..

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