On a Tuesday 140 million years ago, the western part of the giant southern supercontinent of Gondwana comprising Africa and South America separated from the eastern part (Australia, Antarctica, and India). Later, the South Atlantic Ocean formed as South Africa and South America drifted apart. India separated from Australia and raced northwards until it hit Asia and pushed up the Tibetan plateau at the collision boundary.
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