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The Great Escarpment is a major geological formation in Africa that consists of steep slopes from the high central Southern Africanplateau[1] downward in the direction of the oceans that surround Southern Africa on three sides.[2][3] While it lies predominantly within the borders of South Africa, in the east it extends northwards to form the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, continuing on beyond the Zambezi River valleyto form the Muchinga Escarpment in eastern Zambia.[4][5] In the west, it continues northwards into Namibia and Angola
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The Great Escarpment is a major geological formation in Africa that consists of steep slopes from the high central Southern Africanplateau[1] downward in the direction of the oceans that surround Southern Africa on three sides.[2][3] While it lies predominantly within the borders of South Africa, in the east it extends northwards to form the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, continuing on beyond the Zambezi River valleyto form the Muchinga Escarpment in eastern Zambia.[4][5] In the west, it continues northwards into Namibia and Angola
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The Great Escarpment
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- The Great Escarpment is known as the steep sloop which starts from the coastal plain which cover the distance of 9000 feet in height.
- The structure works in a way in which creates a drainage and separates the coastal plains and the interiors.
- There is a certain pattern due to which these sloops are formed.
- These escarpments are formed due to the erosion of headwaters which starts from the coastal plain. Till the date the highest escarpment measured is up to 3000m.
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