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Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological ... Santa Barbara. The Arabian plate is moving away from Africa at a rate of ...
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The 'world's sixth ocean' that is slowly forming inside Africa
These plates are in constant motion, and their movements can ... The crack is found on the African, Arabian and Somali tectonic plate boundaries. For the past 30 million years, the Arabian plate ...