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Extension tectonics in the Afar Triangle |
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| Authors: | Tony Waltham |
| Institution: | Nottingham Trent University |
| Abstract: | On the Red Sea coast of Africa, the triangular wedge of land named after its Afar people has been created by excess basalt production at a triple junction of divergent plate boundaries. Its harsh desert terrain is a remote wilderness that receives few visitors, yet is a spectacular suite of extension tectonics dominated by sinking grabens, salt basins below sea level, active faults and effusive volcanoes. |
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