Remarkably, it could one day lead to the formation of Earth's sixth ... the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ocean. Consequently, this part of East Africa ...

Running along the top of this chain of mountains is a deep crack, called a rift valley. It is here that new ocean floor is continuously created. As the two sides of the mountain move away from ...

As the rift opens, ocean water may invade. The shallow waters of the rift valley can be ideal environments for limestones ... as they are drawn deeper into the subdcution zone. The rocks formed higher ...

The formation of a sixth ocean could bring ... while the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea could flood the East African Rift Valley, forming a new ocean. However, complete continental separation ...

Scientists see it as a fascinating natural laboratory that will culminate in a north-south continental split – and ultimately create a new ocean – along the great East African Rift Valley.

In Djibouti at the gateway of the Red Sea an oceanographic marvel is occurring - a new ocean is being formed. This ocean ... can be witnessed first hand. The rift is a narrow crack under the ...

Scientists see it as a fascinating natural laboratory that will culminate in a north-south continental split - and ultimately ...