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The physical geography of East Africa is dominated by the Great Rift Valley, which extends through the middle of the region from north to south. Associated with the rift valleys are vast savannas such as the Serengeti Plain, large lakes, high mountains, and the highlands of Ethiopia.
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On the eastern border of the Congo is a portion of the Great...
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Angola. The largest country in Southern Africa is Angola....
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The Great Rift Valleys are the longest physical features in...
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East Africa’s Great Rift Valley extends over 5 500 km, from the Somalia-Ethiopia border at the Red Sea, southwest toward Kenya, then south to Mozambique in southern Africa. Near where the Rift Valley crosses the equator it divides into the Eastern and Western Rifts, on either side of Lake Victoria (Nyamweru 1996). The Great Rift Valley—which
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East 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.
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Map of the Great Rift Valley. The 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.
The 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.
of ancient rock. This dome was later split as Africas continental crust pulled apart, creating the Great Rift Valley system. Today, this valley cuts through the Ethiopian Highlands from the southwest to the northeast. The Ethiopian Highlands are home to 80 percent of Africas tallest mountains.
Jan 1, 2014 · The East African Rift System is one of the most outstanding and significant rift systems on Earth and transects the high-elevation Ethiopian and East African plateaux. Rifting putatively developed ...
