What is happening in the East African rift zone

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FotNelton · Answer 1 · 2017-03-08T19:08:57+0000

The rift is a narrow zone that is a developing divergent tectonic plate boundary, in which the African Plate is in the process of splitting into two tectonic plates, called the Somali Plate and the Nubian Plate, at a rate of 6–7 mm annually.

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