Mid-world Belt. This is also known as
Alpine-Himalayan belt. It starts from Madeira and Canary Islands and crosses
the Mediterranean Sea beyond which it runs along the Alps and Himalayan ranges.
After crossing the Himalayans, this belt crosses yunan, Myanmar, Andaman and
ends in Indonesian Islands.
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