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Great Rift Valley In geology, fracture in the earth's crust in which the rock on one side of the fracture has measurable movement in relation to the rock on the other side. Faults on other planets and satellites of the solar system also have been recognized. Evidence of faults are found either at the surface (fault surface) or underground (fault plane). 在地质学中，地壳岩石断裂的一边以可测量的移动到岩石的另一边。这是由于太阳系总其他行星和卫星发生故障.断裂明显的特征显示在断裂表层以及里层 It extends 3,000 mi (4,830 km) from N Syria to central Mozambique. The northernmost extension runs through Syria and Lebanon, the Jordan valley, the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba. It continues into the trough of the Red Sea and at the southern end branches into the Gulf of Aden, where it continues as part of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge of the Indian Ocean. 它从叙利亚延伸3000米(4830公里)到莫桑比克中部. 最北穿过叙利亚和黎巴嫩，越过约旦河谷、死海和亚喀巴湾. 它继续深入穿越红海最南的山脉延伸到了亚丁湾,作为印度洋中心桥梁的重要一部分. The main section of the valley in Africa continues from the Red Sea across Ethiopia and across Kenya, Tanzania, and Malawi to the lower Zambezi River valley in Mozambique. Many small lakes in Ethiopia and several long narrow lakes, notably lakes Turkana and Nyasa, lie on its course. Just N of Lake Nyasa there is a western branch, which runs north, chiefly along the eastern border of Congo (Kinshasa); this branch is marked by a chain of lakes, including lakes Tanganyika, Kivu, Edward, and Albert (Mobutu). | 
