Indian plate

The Indian plate is a big piece of Earth’s outer layer, called a tectonic plate. It sits near the equator in the Indian Ocean. This plate carries land and sea with it as it moves very slowly.

Long ago, the Indian plate was part of an ancient land called Gondwana. It moved north and carried a piece of land named Insular India. This movement helped create tall mountains, like the Himalaya, where many people live today.

Today, the Indian plate covers most of South Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. It touches places like Tibet and Sumatra. The plate is still moving, shaping the land very slowly.

The Indian plate meets other plates, such as the Arabian plate, at places like the Owen fracture zone. These meetings create interesting landforms and change Earth’s surface over millions of years.