If this continues to develop, this rift could grow into a new tectonic plate boundary—splitting the African continent in half ...
When the plate sinks into the mantle it melts to form magma. The pressure of the magma builds up beneath the Earth's surface. The magma escapes through weaknesses in the rock and rises up through a ...
Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a ...
Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years ...
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Africa is splitting in two: Scientists uncover huge tectonic boundary under Mozambique and Tanzania
Scientists have discovered a huge tectonic boundary under Africa, running from Mozambique to Tanzania. The ancient fault line, dubbed the Rovuma Transform Margin, extends over 310 miles (500km) and ...
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