Lhasa terrane | |
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 Portion of the terrane, Namtso lake to the north above Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains (white) | |
| Coordinates: 30°N 91°E / 30°N 91°E | |
| Location | Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
The Lhasa terrane is a terrane, or fragment of crustal material, sutured to the Eurasian Plate during the Cretaceous that forms present-day southern Tibet. It takes its name from the city of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The northern part may have originated in the East African Orogeny, while the southern part appears to have once been part of Australia. The two parts joined, were later attached to Asia, and then were impacted by the collision of the Indian Plate that formed the Himalayas.