East African Rift Valley

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1. East African Rift Valley

2. Rift Zone: The beginning of an
ocean basin

3. Location of Rift that began
spreading 20 million years ago

4. Current and Future View of the
African Rift Valley

5. Erta Ale- most active volcano in
rift

6. Erta Ale

7. Rift Valley Lakes

8. Earthquake Frequency
Events in East Africa
are associated with
rifting.

9. Fissures in Ethiopia
35-mile-long
fracture up to
20 feet wide