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Why was the discovery at the galapagos rift such a big discovery?
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In their undersea subersuble, they were exploring an area called the Galapagos Rift when they discovered vents that spit out very hot water and minerals.
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What is the difference between a rift valley and the Great rift valley?
The Great Rift Valley is one particular rift valley located in Africa. There are other rift valleys located in other parts of the world.
What human fossil discovery happened in the great Rift valley?
Many, but the one that is probably most well known to the public was "Lucy" a female Australopithecus a small sized ancestral species of humans.
What are the characteristics of a rift valley?
Igneous. Crustal material is added in rift valleys by the addition of magma.
What is the current most active rift?
The rift in Eastern Africa
How is the Great Rift valley unique?
the great rift valley is unique because is the longest rift in the world. The great rift valley was maded by plates in the Earth crust. I hope that this really helps!
What important anthropological discovery was made in the Great Rift Valley?
Lucy
What island group off the coast of South America was made famous by Charles Darwin?
Galapagos island was made famous by Charles Darwin because of the discovery of the Galapagos tortoise.
Where can you see shield volcanoes?
You can practically see them in Hawaii, the Galapagos, Iceland, and some areas of the East African Rift.
What is an example for a divergent boundary?
Here are examples of a divergent boundary: The Mid-Atlantic ridge, Red Sea Rift, Baikal Rift Zone, East African Rift, East Pacific Rise, Gakkel Ridge, Galapagos Rise, Explorer Ridge, Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, and the West Antarctic Rift.
Why are there hot springs at the Galapagos Rift?
In 1977, scientists discovered hot springs at a depth of 2.5 km, on the Galapagos Rift (spreading ridge) off the coast of Ecuador. This exciting discovery was not really a surprise. Since the early 1970s, scientists had predicted that hot springs (geothermal vents) should be found at the active spreading centers along the mid-oceanic ridges, where magma, at temperatures over 1,000 °C, presumably was being erupted to form new oceanic crust. More exciting, because it was totally unexpected, was the discovery of abundant and unusual sea life -- giant tube worms, huge clams, and mussels -- that thrived around the hot springs.
Which country is the Great Rift Valley?
The rift valley is so big that it starts in the middle east and ends in tanzania
What what place has warmer temperatures the Galapagos or Falkland island?
The Galapagos Islands would have the warmer climate.
What do Galapagos iguana eat?
did you see the special on discovery channel? they dive down and eat the seaweed and such off the rocks
What was J Robert Oppenheimer's big discovery?
Robert Oppenheimer's big discovery was the atomic bomb
When was Big Bear Discovery Center created?
Big Bear Discovery Center was created in 1907.
What are the release dates for The Big Blue Marble - 1974 Galapagos 3-5?
The Big Blue Marble - 1974 Galapagos 3-5 was released on: USA: 12 June 1976
Is the great rift valley a river?
no it is not it is a humongous valley like the grand canyon but not as big but it is not a river. the rift valley is loctaed in africa,kenya
