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Getty Why is this occurring in Northern Africa, specifically? An active continental rift zone currently exists in what is called the East African Rift System, where what is known as the Somalian ...

Africa is slowly drifting apart along the East African Rift System, and researchers suspect this tectonic movement would create a new ocean. The mechanism, fueled by magma and moving plates, ...

Iceland sits atop a similar rift area as Northern Africa, and it's possible to scuba dive into a lake that has formed between the separating areas. When was the last time we got a new ocean? Without ...

Iceland sits atop a similar rift area as Northern Africa, and it's possible to scuba dive into a lake that has formed between the separating areas. When was the last time we got a new ocean?

The crack is located within the boundaries of the East African Rift System (EARS), which IFL Science explains stretches down the eastern portion of the continent, spanning more than eight countries.