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Africa’s Great Rift Valley

Africa’s Great Rift Valley. This giant split in the landscape is the result of two tectonic plates separating. John Walter Gregory, a British geologist, named the Great Rift Valley i.

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Africa’s Great Rift Valley

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  1. Africa’s Great Rift Valley This giant split in the landscape is the result of two tectonic plates separating.

  2. John Walter Gregory, a British geologist, named the Great Rift Valley i

  3. Eventually the Horn of Africa will split away from the mainland just as Madagascar did years ago. The resulting plate has already been named. It will be the Somalian Plate.

  4. Mountains like this one were created in the rift.

  5. The valley is a treasure trove to all walks of science. Compared to the rest of the world, the valley itself is very new, yet it contains the first signs of early man.

  6. People of Ethiopia enjoy thermal hot springs which dot their countryside.

  7. Lake Tanganyika This lake is formed over the top of the separating plates of Africa and is the second deepest lake in the world.

  8. Flamingos at Lake Naivasha feed on the rich algae. Lakes in the valley range widely from very acidic to alkaline.

  9. Kenya’s columnar basalt formations are the result of lava flows cooling.

  10. Is the Great Rift Valley growing? Plates are moving apart at the same rate your fingernails are growing.

  11. Who does this remind you of?

  12. The beautiful physical features of valley including waterfalls such as the Nyahururu Falls are becoming destination spots for tourists.

  13. Sodium Carbonate is found in its pure form in the valley. It is the reason so many lakes support abundant colonies of algae and fish.

  14. Flower farms are one of the fastest growing industries in the Great Rift Valley

  15. The Great Rift Valley is a land of opposites: Tall mountains, deep lakes. Peaceful flower farms, land scarred by war. Birth of the newest physical features, evidences of the oldest mankind.

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