Mar 19, 2024 · In the heart of East Africa, a seismic event is unfolding that could forever alter the continent's geographical landscape. The notion of Africa splitting has the attention scientists and geologists worldwide, as the Great Rift Valley stretches and tears at the Earth's crust .

Jun 17, 2023 · Will the East African Rift split the continent and create a new ocean, or will it fizzle out?

Jan 31, 2025 · The split will change the world's continental makeup. "Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and some parts of Ethiopia would form a new continent separated by the world's sixth ocean," said Metro .

5 days ago · In East Africa, tectonic forces are slowly splitting the continent, creating a future ocean basin. by Tibi Puiu. February 4, 2025. in Geology, News. Reading Time: 4 mins read

Jan 26, 2025 · It was previously thought that the process would take tens of millions of years, but now with the continent dividing at a rate of half and inch per year, those estimations have sped up. Professor Ken MacDonald, of the University of California , has revealed that he believes a new ocean will likely happen in one to five million years time.

Mar 21, 2023 · The splitting of Africa would result in the formation of two new continents, significantly reshaping global geography. The new continents would be separated by an ocean, which would not only alter the existing landmasses but also lead to the creation of new coastlines and marine environments.

Jul 15, 2014 · Africa is splitting in two. The reason: a geologic rift runs along the eastern side of the continent that one day, many millions of years in the future, will be replaced with an ocean.

But since the 1970s, evidence has been mounting that the African plate is rupturing into two new plates – dubbed the Nubian and Somali plates – along the East African Rift. Geologists and …

Oct 24, 2024 · Around 200 million years back, a supercontinent called Pangaea that accounted of the entire landmass on Earth, split into different continents that drifted apart with time. The movement of...

Oct 23, 2024 · It’s a seismic split that’s hard to get your head around, and it’s thought that the continents have come together and split apart at least three times in Earth’s history, with more on the ...