Caught in the middle of the India-Eurasia collision in Pakistan
and NW India/Kashmir is ancient island arc. This was active some 30 million
years before collision. The Himalayan orogeny has tipped it on end - providing
a natural section from bottom (in the south) to top (in the north) - all accessible
thanks to the Karakoram Highway. Use the yellow boxes to visit the rocks.
Subduction zones