What is a Rift Valley?

Rift is a term for plate tectonics, with narrow and long linear depressions on both sides bordered by high-angle normal faults. The rift is the product of extensional tectonics. It thins and ruptures the lithosphere, completely detaches the crust, and sometimes a new ocean crust is generated during it. Therefore, it represents the initial process of continental cracking and ocean basin generation. Rifts are characterized by their linear morphology and the development of alkaline dual-mode volcanic complexes. During the historical period of geology, the ancient Rift Valley system also exposed a ring-shaped alkaline complex complex. These are important signs to identify the Rift Valley. As far as is known, the main large rift valleys on the earth include the East African Great Rift Valley and the Rhine Rift Valley. ^[1]

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Also known as the Eastern Rift Valley or Great Rift Valley. The main branch of the East African Rift System.

In plate tectonics, the rift is the initial stage of continental collapse and the opening of the ocean.

Ground fissure motion is a structural term used to describe the continental avalanche in East Africa. It refers to the generalization of the concept of the cause of rifting caused by vertical motion.