East African Rift System

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East African Rift System

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East African Rift System: References & Edit History

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deposits of carbonatite
- In mineral deposit: Carbonatite deposits
formation
- In mountain: Residual mountain ranges and thermally uplifted belts
- In tectonic basins and rift valleys: Rift valleys
geology of Red Sea
- In Red Sea: Geology
human migration
- In eastern Africa: The interior before the colonial era
- In eastern Africa: Trade with the coast
plate tectonics
- In plate tectonics: Continental rifting

physical geography

Africa

In Africa
In Africa: Relief

Congo, Brazzaville
- In Democratic Republic of the Congo: Relief
East African lakes
- In East African lakes
- In lake: Basins formed by tectonism, volcanism, and landslides
East African mountains
- In East African mountains
Ethiopia
- In Ethiopia: Relief of Ethiopia
Malawi
- In Malawi: Relief
Tanzania
- In Tanzania: Relief

Middle East

Israel
- In Israel: Relief
Lebanon
- In Lebanon: Relief

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added map of the East African Rift System.	John P. Rafferty	Feb 21, 2017
	Instances of "the Earth's" changed to "Earth's."	John P. Rafferty	Feb 21, 2017
	Add new Web site: Geology.com - East Africa's Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift System.	Grace Young	Feb 28, 2016
	Media added.	Amy McKenna	Feb 11, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998