Minor plate that separated from Gondwana
This article is about the geological term. For the large plated meal in Indian restaurants, see
Thali .
The Indian Plate (or India Plate ) is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere . Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana , the Indian Plate broke away from the other fragments of Gondwana 100 million years ago and began moving north, carrying Insular India with it.[ 2] It was once fused with the adjacent Australian Plate to form a single Indo-Australian Plate ; recent studies suggest that India and Australia have been separate plates for at least 3 million years.[ 3] The Indian Plate includes most of modern South Asia (the Indian subcontinent ) and a portion of the basin under the Indian Ocean , including parts of South China , western Indonesia ,[ 4] [ 5] and extending up to but not including Ladakh , Kohistan , and Balochistan .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
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