An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics are commonplace, and Africa's impending rift is but another chapter in that story. The Earth's continents are far from constant.

Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded within them, such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it ...

The Canary Island hotspot is located on the African plate, which is estimated to be moving between 2cm to 3cm per year. A build-up of magma swelled beneath the ground a week before the first eruption.

The Canary Island hotspot is located on the African plate, which is estimated to be moving between 2cm to 3cm per year. A build-up of magma swelled beneath the ground a week before the first eruption.