Meaning of rift valley | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Great Rift Valley, of East Africa.
2. A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other.
3. A mid-oceanic ridge system with central valleys.

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Examples

“At lunch time, after a morning of heavy slogging, the train⟳ reaches Uplands, and suddenly, the Rift Valley is spread⟳ at your feet.”

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