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How the Earth Was Made - Season 2 Episode 8
It is the tallest and biggest mountain on earth, as far removed from sea level as it's possible to be--and yet its sedimentary layers contain fossils that were once creatures that lived on the ocean seabed. The Himalayas formed when India smashed into Asia--propelled by plate tectonics. Everest is still rising but its height is limited--extreme erosion counteracts and limits the amount of uplift.
- Umwaka: 2010
- Igihugu: United States of America, United Kingdom
- Ubwoko: Documentary
- Sitidiyo: History
- Ijambo ryibanze: natural history, interior of the earth, planet earth
- Umuyobozi: Susan Werbe, Stuart Carter, Stephen Marsh
- Abakinnyi: Corey Johnson