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Ethiopia
Beginnings of New Ocean in Ethiopia
November 4, 2009 | University of Rochester

A large rift in Ethiopia’s Afar desert may be the beginnings of a new ocean. An eruption from the Dabbahu volcano triggered the rift’s formation, when the ground split about 6 meters (20 feet) in the course of a few days.

Related: East Africa’s Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift System


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