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In 2005, a 60km long stretch of the earth opened up to a width of 8 metres over a period of just ten days in Ethiopia and has been expanding ever since. Hot molten rock from deep within the earth is coming slowly to the surface and creating a split.
Eruption occuring under the earth is till going on and hence ,the horn of Africa will fall away and a new ocean will form. Geologists working in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia,say the ocean will eventually split the African continent in two, thought it will take a long time.
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The researchers are very lucky for this occurrence since they are able to witness the birth of this ocean as the process is normally hidden beneath the sea. This will help them to understand how the surface of the Earth is shaped. In addition ,it will also help them to have a better understanding in natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions