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Geological Formation

Rift Valley

Structural and Tectonic Formations

A rift valley is a linear lowland lying between highlands or mountain ranges, produced where extensional tectonics pull the lithosphere apart along a geologic rift and the resulting depression is further deepened by erosion. Rift valleys often accumulate thick sedimentary deposits and hold lakes; the East African Rift is one of the best known examples of the process at work.

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Rifting, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Rifting via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift

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Structural Geology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Structural Geology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
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Burundi

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Djibouti

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Eritrea

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Ethiopia

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Kenya

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Malawi

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Mozambique

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Rwanda

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
South Sudan

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Tanzania

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Uganda

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Zambia

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Zimbabwe

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Rift
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Wikidata: Gregory Rift
Wikidata Q81591, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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