"<span>levation of the </span>Colorado River<span>, at the bottom of the Canyon, averages out to around 2,200 feet (670 meters). The average elevation of the south rim is around 6,800 feet (2,072 meters) with the highest spot, </span>Grandview Point<span>, being 7,400 feet (2,255 meters). The average elevation of the north rim is about 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) with the highest point, </span>Point Imperial<span>, being 8,800 feet (2,682 meters). The depth of the Canyon at the South Rim, near </span>Grand Canyon Village<span>, measures almost a vertical mile, about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters)."</span>
The mantle is the tectonic plate we talk about in plate tectonics. Theasthenosphere (a:without; stheno:strength) is the weak and easily deformed layer of the Earth that acts as a “lubricant” for the tectonic plates to slide over.
