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Gregory Rift

Gregory Rift proper noun: tthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.

Proper noun

Gregory Rift

  1. Tthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.

Origin of Gregory Rift

Named after British geologist John Walter Gregory (1864–1932), who explored the geology of the rift.

Questions about Gregory Rift

What does Gregory Rift mean?
Gregory Rift means tthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.
What part of speech is Gregory Rift?
Gregory Rift is a proper noun.

Words near Gregory Rift in the dictionary

  1. Gregory County
  2. Gregory Hills
  3. Gregory Peck
  4. Gregory Pecks
  5. Gregory Powder
  6. Gregory Rift
  7. Gregory's Mixture
  8. Gregory's Powder
  9. Gregory's wolf
  10. gregoryite
  11. Gregorys

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