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Originally posted by row413:
I am not sure if ANYONE knows anything on this subject, but I really need to find the latitude/longitude of the somali plate, as well as the type of rock it is made of and how old it is, and the speed and directoin that it is moving. So if ANYONE has ANY information on this subject PLEASE let me know! Thanks!!
The Somali 'plate' is not really a plate per se. It may be on some day (goto
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jmeert and look for the figure of Amasia). The idea is that the east African rift is going to break this slice of Africa away from mainland. It does not have a specific lat,long but it stretches from the Afar triangle down into the rift lakes of Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. It's speed has not been properly measured, but my guesstimate would be 1-2 cm/year to the east (relative to the African plate).
Cheers
Joe Meert
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