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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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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.
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The western arm of Africa’s Great Rift Valley—the Albertine Rift—embraces such rich and varied habitats that its wildlife diversity is unparalleled on the continent. With deep freshwater lakes fi lling the valley’s spine (map, far left), the Albertine spans mountains, marshes, savannas, and active volcanoes.
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.
system of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley: Lake Albert, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Turkana, and Lake Victoria. Also called the Rift Valley Lakes and the East African Lakes. chemical compound often found as mineral salt in soils and bodies of water. very old.
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.
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.
