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There was once an ocean where Asia’s mountains now rise and scientists say it helped build them – The Times of India

Science and Nature

– The Lost Ocean That Helped Build Asia’s Mountain Ranges – How an Ancient Ocean Forged Asia’s Towering Peaks – Beneath the Peaks: The Ancient Sea That Shaped a Continent – When Seas Raised Mountains: The Ancient Ocean Behind Asia’s Peaks – The Ocean Unde

by Isabella Rossi August 23, 2026

written by Isabella Rossi

Long before Asia’s jagged peaks pierced the sky, a vast ocean filled the space between them – and scientists now say its vanishing act helped catapult those ranges upward, forcing …

August 23, 2026

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