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Rift Triple Junction: Red Sea/Gulf of Aden/Ethiopia. This southwestward view is an outstanding illustration of the rift triple junction of East Africa. As the Earth's crust is stretched over a mangle hotspot, three rifts are developing at 120° angles to each other: the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Ethiopian rift.

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