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The Great Rift Valley, Kenya
The Great Rift Valley is not an easy place to describe, either geographically or geologically. The name was coined by a 19th century explorer, John Walter Gregory, who gave it to a 6000 kilometer long stretch of land running from northern Syria to central Mozambique.
Since this huge chunk of land is spans over more than a few countries and it is also geologically imprecise, nowadays the term is used mostly to denote a valley in the East African Rift that is the process of splitting into two pieces the African plate.
The part of the valley located in Kenya is famously beautiful (though this is not the only part of the valley that is worth visiting), and has some unique features. So here’s a short guide to one of the planet’s most amazing places: the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. …