Re: Geologists witness 'ocean birth'

In article <VA.00000b3c.34af0ecf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Aidan Karley <doIlookDAFTenoughTOpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> In article <111220050024062249%dave.gerecke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Gerecke
> wrote:
> > How long before we see ocean water down Kenya way?
> >
> pROBABLY A FEW MILLIONS OF YEARS. (Bloody CapsLock key!) Were you
> thinking of holding your breath?

I was thinking that once it - the rift - got so far then you would have
a wall of water heading down range.
The photos I have seen show the rift valley as being below sea level.
Sort of like the Black Sea when it opened.
dave
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