| Geologically the mountains are an isolated block of the African tectonic plate on the edge of the continental rift with Arabia. |
| It separates north from south, German from Italian, the African tectonic plate from the European. |
| The monument's signature towering monoliths, spires, and steep canyons reflect millions of years of erosion, faulting, and tectonic plate movement. |
| The wind, tectonic plate movement, and whale song compose a complex web of sound. |
| And from that point Federer eases through with the inevitable momentum of a tectonic plate. |
| But even without help from a restless tectonic plate, folks in the napa Valley get easily agitated. |
