New Ocean Within Africa Could Take Millions of Years to Form
Mar 27, 2023 · Geologists forecast that the East African Rift in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, among other African countries, will split open, forming a new ocean. Stock image showing the world's...
Tectonic Rift in Africa to Give Birth to a New Ocean in 5 to 10 …
Jul 18, 2020 · Scientists determine that five to ten million years from now, a new ocean will form in Africa's Afar region. Due to the continuous shifting of tectonic plates, they say that Africa...
Professor explains what will happen as Earth's sixth ocean slowly ...
Oct 29, 2024 · The new body of water has been confirmed by scientists to be appearing in the middle of the African continent, which is beginning to split in half. Where countries like Uganda and Zambia are currently landlocked, at some point …
Africa Splits Apart Forming a New Ocean Faster Than Predicted
6 days ago · Researchers have discovered a major shift happening in Africa. Forces deep inside the Earth make Africa split apart and create a pathway for a new ocean to form. The East African Rift, a huge crack in the Earth’s surface, is the center of this activity.
Africa's Growing Crack Could Eventually Create a New Ocean
Dec 9, 2024 · Africa's tectonic plates are splitting, paving the way for a new ocean to form in the Afar region, reshaping the continent over millions of years.
A New Ocean in the Making: East Africa’s Tectonic Shift Poised
A Future Ocean’s Location. This sixth ocean is expected to emerge along the East African Rift, which stretches through Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a ...
Jul 17, 2020 · It’s thought that Africa’s new ocean will take at least 5 million to 10 million years to form, but the Afar region’s fortuitous location at the boundaries of the Nubian, Somali and...
Earth's sixth ocean spotted slowly emerging in geological
Oct 24, 2024 · The peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters confirmed that a new ocean is being created as the African continent is beginning to split in half. The crack is found on the borders of the boundaries of the African, Arabian and Somali tectonic plates.
Africa Is Splitting Apart: A New Ocean Is Forming Faster Than …
Dec 30, 2024 · The formation of a new ocean could dramatically alter Africa’s geography. Landlocked countries like Zambia and Uganda may gain coastlines, reshaping their economies and ecosystems.
In Africa, a geologist hunts for rifts that are tearing the ... - AAAS
Nov 7, 2024 · Whatever the precise course of the rifting, the continent faces a fractured future. It will take at least 1 million years before new ocean forms even in the most mature part of the rift, in Ethiopia.