Gregory Rift

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Etymology

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Named after British geologist John Walter Gregory (1864–1932), who explored the geology of the rift.

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Gregory Rift

  1. (geology) Tthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.
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