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Gregory Rift
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English
Etymology
Named after British geologist John Walter Gregory (1864–1932), who explored the geology of the rift.
Proper noun
Gregory Rift
en geology Tthe eastern branch of the East African Rift fracture system, caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.
en eponyms
en Africa