Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and ...

Iceland sits atop a similar rift area as Northern Africa, and it's possible to scuba dive into a lake that has formed between the separating areas. When was the last time we got a new ocean?

The Atlantic Ocean was formed by the dramatic break-up of the supercontinent Pangea, splintering our planet into drifting landmasses ... Think of it like a giant waterfall that formed below ...

If the two tectonic plates continue to shift and the EAR system widens further, eventually a large basin will form. Due to the close proximity of the Indian Ocean, it’s likely that the basin ...

Scientists observing deep tectonic activity in the region believe Africa is gradually splitting into two landmasses. If this movement continues, it could eventually create a whole new ocean right ...

"The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood in over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley and become a new ocean, and that part of East Africa will become its own separate small ...

Active engagement on three initiatives could see Africa's needs reflected in global ... also include increased financing needed to tap into the ocean's links to the UN's sustainable development ...

potentially leading to the formation of a new ocean within 50 million years. The East African Rift System, a significant fault line, is causing this division into the Nubian and Somalian plates.

the Horn of Africa may eventually separate from the main African continent, forming a new ocean basin. Prabhat Mishra is an accomplished content creator with over 2 years of expertise in education ...