<p>What will happen if the Indian Plate is done sliding under the Eurasian plate? I hypothesied some possible answers. Tell me the answer and if my hypothesis is not correct.</p>
<p>Most likely to least.</p>
<p><strong>It will become part of the Eurasian Plate?
It will slide back out of Siberia?
It will get pushed into the mantle?</strong></p>
<p>I know it is funny to think that the Indian Plate would find its way out of Siberia. I would also want to know what would happen to Mount Everest and the Himalayas.</p>

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2021-04-17T12:07:53.260Z
It will not slide under the Eurasian plate. The two plates will end sticking up together into one massive plate, with a mountain belt in between (just like the Urals, Appalachians, etc). Mount Everest and the Himalayas formed exactly because of this collision.
Gimelist
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2021-04-22T00:38:50.873Z
@Gimelist I saw a comment that noted the Indian plate is going under, maybe that's false thanks for the correction though.
Tardy
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2021-04-22T05:02:23.110Z
Yea I remember seeing something about that and commenting on that, where there was an animation that showed the collision and someone asked about something that fell into the mantle. I can't find it now?? Maybe it wasn't even on StackExchange??
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What will happen to the Indian plate after it slides under the Eurasian Plate?
Tardy
# What will happen to the Indian plate after it slides under the Eurasian Plate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-16)

What will happen if the Indian Plate is done sliding under the Eurasian plate? I hypothesied some possible answers. Tell me the answer and if my hypothesis is not correct.

Most likely to least.

**It will become part of the Eurasian Plate?
It will slide back out of Siberia?
It will get pushed into the mantle?**

I know it is funny to think that the Indian Plate would find its way out of Siberia. I would also want to know what would happen to Mount Everest and the Himalayas.

**Tags:** plate-tectonics, mountains, tectonics, mantle, erosion

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It will not slide under the Eurasian plate. The two plates will end sticking up together into one massive plate, with a mountain belt in between (just like the Urals, Appalachians, etc). Mount Everest and the Himalayas formed exactly because of this collision.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I saw a comment that noted the Indian plate is going under, maybe that's false thanks for the correction though.  
> **username_1**: Yea I remember seeing something about that and commenting on that, where there was an animation that showed the collision and someone asked about something that fell into the mantle. I can't find it now?? Maybe it wasn't even on StackExchange??  

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