Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)

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The Great Rift Valley system is a vast, tectonically active geological trench stretching from the Middle East through eastern Africa, characterized by rift valleys, highland plateaus, volcanic activity, and significant biodiversity.

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East African Rift associatedWith Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley
Equatorial lakes region borderedBy Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
subject surface form: Equatorial Lakes region
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley
Gulf of Suez formsPartOf Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley system
Southern Nilotic languages geographicDistribution Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley region
Arusha, Tanzania notableNearbyFeature Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley
Gulf of Aqaba partOf Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley
Jezreel Valley partOf Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley system (broad regionally associated)
Jordan Rift Valley partOf Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)
this entity surface form: Great Rift Valley
Simien Mountains partOf Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context)