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Distribution Of Oceans And Continents

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What was the location of the Indian landmass during the formation of the Deccan Traps ?

Solution

Initially India was a large island situated off the Australian coast, in a vast ocean. The Tethys sea separated it from Asian landmass about 225 million years ago. When the Indian plate was moving towards Asian Plate, somewhere around 60 million years ago outpouring of lava occurred and Deccan Traps were formed. At that time the Indian landmass was still very close to equator.

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