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Bookmark or Share- East Africa's Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift SystemThe East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the geologic wonders of the world, a place where the earth's tectonic forces are presently trying to create new plates by splitting apart old ones.
- Great Rift Valley - WikipediaThe Great Rift Valley (Swahili: Bonde la ufa) is a series of contiguous geographic trenches, approximately 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) in total length, that runs from Lebanon in Asia to Mozambique in Southeast Africa.
- East African Rift System | Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia, KenyaEast African Rift System, one of the most extensive rifts on Earth’s surface, extending from Jordan in southwestern Asia southward through eastern Africa to Mozambique. The system is some 4,000 miles (6,400 km) long and averages 30–40 miles (48–64 km) wide. The system consists of two branches.
- Great Rift Valley - Crack in the Planet's Crust - ThoughtCoKey Takeaways: Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is a huge fracture in the crust of the earth in the eastern part of Africa. Crustal rifts are found all over the world, but the one in East Africa is the largest. The rift is a complex series of faultlines that runs from the Red Sea down into Mozambique.
- Great Rift Valley - New World EncyclopediaThe Great Rift Valley is a geographical and geological feature running north to south for around 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers), from northern Syria to central Mozambique in East Africa. Astronauts say it is the most significant physical detail on the planet that is visible from space.
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