Some of the world's most spectacular but least-known volcanoes lie along the East African Rift, a wide crack in the Earth's crust that runs for more than 1,200 miles from Malawi through Tanzania ...

The East African Rift’s development mirrors the creation of the Atlantic Ocean millions of years ago, making it the only place on Earth where continental crust is transitioning into oceanic ...

For decades, geologists have been closely monitoring developments in the East African Rift (EAR ... “We can see that oceanic crust is starting to form, because it’s distinctly different ...

The East African Rift mimics the Atlantic’s ancient formation. It’s the only site where continental crust transitions to oceanic crust in real time, offering a live geological spectacle.