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The Dead Sea is located between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate. It lies in a tectonic rift zone where these two plates are moving apart, causing the region to sink and create the low elevation of the Dead Sea.
JordanThe Dead sea lays on the border of Israel and Jordan
When the Arabian and African tectonic plates diverged, the Red Sea was created. This divergence resulted in the formation of a rift or a gap between the two plates, which eventually filled with seawater to form the Red Sea.
Yes, two tectonic plates moving apart can cause sea floor spreading. As the plates separate, magma rises up to fill the gap, solidifying to form new oceanic crust. This process contributes to the expansion of the ocean basins.
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When tectonic plates pull away from each other under the sea, it is called seafloor spreading. This process creates new oceanic crust as magma rises to fill the gap created by the diverging plates.