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The continent of Africa will be divided into two parts. One day there will be an East Africa.
Although it may take millions of years, the eastern part of Africa will eventually separate from the continent, resulting in the creation of a new ocean between the two land masses due to the gradual process of geology.
The East African Rift System (EARS) is a large geological fault that stretches from Ethiopia to Mozambique. It is commonly referred to as “the rift” and is formed by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface.
Rifting is a natural process in which the Earth’s crust and lithosphere are stretched and separated, creating a rift valley or rift zone. This occurs mostly along tectonic plate boundaries and is characterized by faulting, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.
The African plate lies beneath the African continent and is gradually splitting along the East African Rift System (EARS). This rifting has been going on for about 25 million years, causing the African Plate to separate into two distinct plates: the Somalian Plate and the Nubian Plate, the Western Rift and the Eastern Rift.
The Western Rift is located in the western part of East Africa and includes the Albertine Rift Valley. The Eastern Rift is located in the eastern part of East Africa and includes the Gregorian Rift Valley.
When tectonic plates separate, they form a gap in the Earth’s crust that will gradually turn into a new ocean over time. This process occurs slowly, at a rate of only a few millimeters per year.
The EARS is a geologically and biologically diverse region. It is home to a wide variety of plants, such as baobab tree, sausage tree, giant lobelia, cycad, euphorbia, acacia, fig tree, aloe vera, coffee plant, and tea plant, and animals, elephant, lion, leopard, giraffe, zebra, rhinoceros, chimpanzee, gorilla, baboon, etc., including many that are found nowhere else on Earth. The EARS is also a popular tourist destination and is home to many national parks and reserves.
The Earth once had one, and it was called Pangea, before it broke up into smaller continents.