KnowraContinental riftingLinked fromLinked fromThe 36 pages that link to Continental rifting, each with the reason it gives.All 36Broader topic 1Related 25Narrower topic 10East African RiftNarrower topic: The rift is the textbook active stage of this process.Rift valleyNarrower topic: A rift valley is a landform produced during continental rifting.Great Rift ValleyNarrower topic: It is the tectonic process that produces the African rift basins.Afar DepressionNarrower topic: This process is separating the crust beneath Afar into distinct plate-boundary systems.Baikal Rift ZoneNarrower topic: The Baikal Rift Zone is a major active example of continental extension.Somali PlateNarrower topic: The East African Rift is an active example of this process within the Somali Plate.West Antarctic Rift SystemNarrower topic: Extension across West Antarctica produced the system’s fault-bounded basins.Afar Triple JunctionNarrower topic: Afar links continental rifting with established oceanic spreading on two sides.Rift lakeNarrower topic: Rift lakes form where continental extension lowers the crust into fault-bounded basins.Chaîne des PuysNarrower topic: The chain provides a visible example of volcanism associated with continental extension.