A Massive Rift Is Splitting Africa In Half—And May Form Earth’s Sixth Ocean, Scientists Say

In northeast Ethiopia, the rift shoved continental plates apart by 25 feet in just a few days, completely shocking ...
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Goodbye to the map of Africa you knew—scientists confirm that the continent is splitting apart in Afar, Ethiopia, and a new ocean could be born

Africa is slowly changing in front of our eyes, although we can’t see it directly. Scientists have discovered the continent is splitting in two parts, and ...
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Africa is splitting—and Earth's sixth ocean is rising from below

In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...
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Africa Begins to Split, Leading to Formation of Earth’s Sixth Ocean | Video

*Africa’s tectonic activity is allegedly splitting the continent, potentially creating a new ocean in about 50 million years. This process echoes Earth’s historical shifts, including the breakup of ...

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Africa Is Splitting In Half: Tectonic Forces Of Earth May Create A New Ocean In Africa

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A New Ocean Could Split Africa Into Two Continents, Scientists Say

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Over the course of a couple days in September 2005—amidst a flurry of volcanic eruptions and hundreds of ...
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Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa

Namibe Basin, Angola, where the international team of researchers found rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles. The different letters correspond to different times during the splitting of ...