Dead Sea Transform fault

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The Dead Sea Transform fault is a major strike-slip plate boundary between the African and Arabian plates that has created the long, linear rift system running from the Red Sea through the Dead Sea region into the Levant.


Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arabian Plate ("Dead Sea Transform earthquake zone")
associatedWith
Jordan Rift Valley
formedBy
Moab Mountains ("Dead Sea Transform fault system")
geologicalSetting
Arabian Plate ("Dead Sea Transform")
hasBoundaryFeature

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