The Himalayas are located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the third pole of the earth, with Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. It has always been a holy place for many adventurers. Of course, scientists are also interested in the Himalayas, because it is a very young mountain range that holds many secrets .

Earlier, an international exploration team found that the interior of the Himalayas turned out to be "hollow" during the exploration process . So, what secrets are there? Is it true that there is Noah's Ark or the "axis of the earth" that Hitler was looking for?

Next, let's take a look together!

Concept map of the inner world of the Himalayas

Formation of the Himalayas

First of all, let's take a brief look at the Himalayas , which are 2,450 kilometers long and 200 to 350 kilometers wide . Due to the very high altitude, the mountain is covered with snow all year round, so the locals gave it the name, which means "the hometown of snow".

Its main peak, Mount Everest, has always been the ultimate goal of climbers , and every year, people come down to the bottom of the mountain to try to conquer the world's highest peak.

Mount Everest in the middle of the Himalayas

Many people believe that the Himalayas were formed in a very early period, but according to the results of geological investigations and scientific research, it was still an ocean 56 million years ago, and the surface was covered by a large amount of seawater .

The Himalayas were not formed until about 50 million years ago when the Indian and Asian plates collided . This time is not long relative to the history of the earth, so the nature of the Himalayas is still very young.

Schematic diagram of the formation process of the Himalayas

Moreover, according to the research of scientists, the Himalayas are still growing. For example, the main peak Mount Everest has been "growing" at a very slow rate in recent years .

> > The Himalayas are still in a stage of rapid uplift, and the latest observational data confirms that the Indian continent is still moving and compressing northward, resulting in an average annual increase of about 1 cm of Mount Everest. >

Schematic diagram of the previous measurement of the height of Mount Everest in various countries

It is worth mentioning that many people think that mountains have a certain height from the beginning of formation, but in terms of the formation of the Himalayas, this process is quite slow . For example, from 18 million years ago, the Himalayas began to rise rapidly, and did not reach an average height of about 6,000 meters until 3 million years ago .

According to this formation, the growth of the Himalayas should be very "solid", and scientists have never doubted it before. However, with the disclosure of observations and research results, people realized that there seems to be an unknown side hidden in the interior of the Himalayas.

Schematic diagram of the uplift process of the Himalayas

Are the Himalayas "hollow"?

I believe that many people are unbelievable when they see this description, because such a tall mountain range, if the interior is hollow, will it collapse when the wind blows, or the "snow" on the mountain can be easily to crush it .

This situation was actually discovered by an international exploration team when they surveyed the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at the end of the last century. At that time, they used the "magnetotelluric detection method" to explore it. Using this method is equivalent to directly scanning the entire mountain. .

Schematic diagram of electromagnetic field detection method

Before that, they had laid 4 ultra-broadband magnetotelluric detection profiles in the mountainous area, used these devices to observe the electromagnetic field component here, and then determined the internal situation according to the conductive structure cut off at different depths .

It stands to reason that if it is a normal "solid" mountain range, the internal conductivity should be within a normal range, but the conductivity inside the Himalayas is extremely high, and the area of ​​this area reaches 100,000 to 150,000 square kilometers , is a rather huge underground space .

Himalayas Underground Perspective

Therefore, scientists at the time would say that the interior of the Himalayas is "hollow". But how did such a huge underground space come into being? Are there really hidden secrets in the rumors?

In fact, although this underground space is very large, it is indeed not the "base" of Noah's Ark or any alien spacecraft, because scientists believe that this abnormally high conductivity layer in the Himalayas is actually caused by "karstification" in it. .

Schematic diagram of karst landforms

Everyone knows that the conductivity of rock itself is very weak, but if it is a liquid, it is very strong. Therefore, due to various reasons, the rocks in the Himalayas may have undergone karst, causing a large amount of liquid to appear in them .

Those parts that are similar to "hollow" discovered by scientists through detection should be the places that have been eroded by water .

Karst landforms are formed by the long-term dissolution of groundwater

If this claim is true, then there should be plenty of water in the hollows inside the Himalayas. It is even said that under the long-term action, these waters will gather in low-lying places to form a "lake" in the mountains . In fact, this is somewhat similar to a "karst cave" , but the scale inside the Himalayas is much larger.

Of course, since the internal detection still faces many difficulties, many of them are conjectures made by scientists based on the observational data at that time. As for what is going on here, we may only be able to see it when our "CT fluoroscopy" technology is more mature .

Hidden 'secrets' in the Himalayas

In this case, in fact, authors of various novels have long imagined it, and described this mysterious "hollow part" as the base of prehistoric civilization or alien civilization . In this way, people are more interested in this mysterious mountain.

However, even if you want to see the beauty of this high mountain, you should pay attention to safety when planning your itinerary. Don't read books and read "magic". You really believe that these things are hidden in it, and you want to understand it by yourself. Open the puzzle. Our life is still very fragile relative to the force of nature , so don't use it to take risks and challenges.

Concept map of the Himalayas and alien civilizations

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to being "surrounded" by various secrets, the Himalayas themselves are also a precious treasure left by the earth to human beings. For human beings, it has extraordinary significance.

The Himalayas are treasures

First of all, when we introduced the time of its formation in the previous article, and the situation before it was formed, it was specially mentioned that this place used to be an ocean. Therefore, in the process of uplift, a large number of marine organisms were permanently sealed here due to the drastic changes in the environment and became fossils .

Because of the mountain's location and elevation, it has suffered less from human activity , and in this case many of the fossils are fairly well preserved.

Biofossils unearthed in the Himalayas

This is undoubtedly a "rare treasure" for scientists who study marine paleontology. Many animal fossils that are difficult to find in other areas have the opportunity to be found here .

Therefore, the Himalayas itself is a "history book" that records the history of the earth. The problem is how human beings open it and make the treasures in it properly preserved.

Ichthyosaur fossils in the Himalayas

Secondly, the various geological changes experienced by the Himalayas have made it contain a large number of mineral resources . Previously, geologists discovered very beautiful aquamarine and garnet in the metal mining area of ​​Cona Cave, Cona County.

And in the long-term geological research, scientists believe that relatively strong granitic magma activities have occurred in the Himalayas, and a small amount of leuco granite even formed 45 million years ago and has a long history.

Map of the distribution location of mineral resources in the Himalayas

Why must we mention pale granite ? Because scientists believe that its formation may be related to gold deposits inside the mountain.

> > The data show that strong orogeny and the formation of leucogranite can drive large-scale fluid circulation in the deep crust, which is conducive to the formation of "orogenic" gold deposits. >

Schematic diagram of the formation process of magmatic rocks

After having this idea, scientists have found treasures one after another in the Himalayas. For example, large and medium-sized gold deposits such as Nianzha and Bangbu have been discovered one after another .

Moreover, according to the data, there are many kinds of rare metal ores in the Himalayas, and the grade of the ore is very high . All these factors make it a real "cornucopia" .

To sum up, there may be no aliens in the interior of the Himalayas, but there must be a lot of treasures hidden . Whether it is fossils or minerals, this is the gift of nature to human beings.

A precious "gift" from nature

This tall mountain that has accompanied human beings on earth for many years, although silent, always surprises us inadvertently and attracts the attention of the whole world!