What is the Great Rift valley, and where is it located? Also, what two parts is it divided into and where are they located?
Answer: The great Rift valley is a series of geological faults that run from southwest Asia to mozambique in southern africa. In east africa, the rift system is referred to as the western and eastern rift valley The western valley begins in the south near lake malawi and continues northward towards Lake Tanganyika and three smaller lakes. The eastern valley begins in mozambique, across the serengeti plain, through lake turkana.
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