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The Great Rift
Valley will Lead to the Somali Plate
A
real-life triple rift is shown on the left between
Africa and Saudi Arabia. The two arms of the Y are
the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The stem of the
Y is the Great Rift Valley, which is tearing Africa
apart. Eventually, as the rift deepens and widens,
surrounding waters will rush in to create a new gulf,
or sea, as Somalia breaks away from Africa to form
the new Somali Plate. Notice how the small island
of Madagascar fits snuggly into the African mainland.
A
real-life triple rift is shown on the left between
Africa and Saudi Arabia. The two arms of the Y are
the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The stem of the
Y is the Great Rift Valley, which is tearing Africa
apart. Eventually, as the rift deepens and widens,
surrounding waters will rush in to create a new gulf,
or sea, as Somalia breaks away from Africa to form
the new Somali Plate. Notice how the small island
of Madagascar fits snuggly into the African mainland.
