Afro-Arabian Rift System

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The Afro-Arabian Rift System is a major tectonic rift complex separating Africa from the Arabian Peninsula, characterized by active faulting, volcanism, and the formation of features such as the Red Sea and surrounding gulfs.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Red Sea Rift	2
Afro-Arabian plate boundary region	1
Gulf of Aden Rift	1
Red Sea spreading center	1
western escarpment of Arabian Shield	1

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tihamah coastal plain → boundedBy → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: western escarpment of Arabian Shield

Indian Ocean Ridge system → connectedTo → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea spreading center

Somali Plate → formsPartOf → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Afro-Arabian plate boundary region

Arabian Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea Rift

Afar Triangle → partOf → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Sea Rift

Afar Triangle → partOf → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Aden Rift

Gulf of Aqaba → partOf → Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ