英语词汇“rift valley”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rift valley

noun

A steep-sided valley formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth’s surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.The most important discussion of volcanic activity focuses on the Owens Valley, which is in fact an active rift valley....

Instead of being swallowed up, as in a typical rift valley, the sediments are spread widely over the basin or anywhere that is slightly lower than the uplifted area.
Late in the Cenozoic, the main rift valley running through Ethiopia, Kenya, and points south, became the home of several species of large, noisy, and nearly hairless apes.

单词	rift valley
释义	rift valley noun A steep-sided valley formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth’s surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.The most important discussion of volcanic activity focuses on the Owens Valley, which is in fact an active rift valley.... Instead of being swallowed up, as in a typical rift valley, the sediments are spread widely over the basin or anywhere that is slightly lower than the uplifted area. Late in the Cenozoic, the main rift valley running through Ethiopia, Kenya, and points south, became the home of several species of large, noisy, and nearly hairless apes.
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