Tektonik levhalar, litosferin parçalarıdır.
- Tectonic plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
Himalayalar yaklaşık 50 milyon yıl önce Hindistan ve Avrasya'nın tektonik plakaların çarpışması sonucu oluşmuştur.
- The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia about 50 million years ago.
The meander in the river had been become incised as a result of tectonic uplift.