Afar Triple Junction

proper noun

A convergence located along a divergent plate boundary dividing the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian plates.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. geographyA convergence located along a divergent plate boundary dividing the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian plates.
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