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examples of rift valleys in africa

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Answered by dassristi2016

The most extensive of the continental rift valleys are those of the East African Rift System, which extend northward to the Red Sea and eastward into the Indian Ocean. Other notable examples include the Baikal Rift Valley (Russia) and the Rhine Rift Valley (Germany).

MahakChoudhary: A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic riftor fault. A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension or spreading apart of the surface, which is subsequently further deepened by the forces of erosion. When the tensional forces are strong enough to cause the plate to split apart, a center block drops between the two blocks at its flanks, forming a graben

MahakChoudhary: this is also answer

Answered by yashaggarwal342

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the East Pacific Rise

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