| 词汇 | example_english_rift-valley |
| 释义 | Examples of rift valleyThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Rivers on that side therefore carry sediment away from the riftvalley. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We saw the food aid that was being provided to help to mitigate the effects of the drought in the riftvalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great riftvalley also extends along the ridge over most of its length. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Several maar lakes exist in the riftvalley adjacent to the volcano. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are at least 20 hot springs, characteristic of a riftvalley, in the valley or on its escarpments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There have been recent earthquakes along the riftvalley, the most recent being in 2000. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over millions of years, the riftvalley was faulted, tilted, and eroded, until the edges of the hard flood basalt layers formed ridges. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the riftvalley sank, the deposits were overlaid by sediment, which turned to rock under pressure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Again, the floor of the riftvalley is quite flat here providing a marked contrast to the escarpment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are some hot springs characteristics of a riftvalley to the east. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are known kimberlite pipes within the riftvalley that are considered to be diamondiferous. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Raised coral reefs along the east coast and the frequent occurrences of earthquakes in the riftvalley indicate that the fault block is still rising. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The half grabens may have alternating polarities along the rift axis, dividing the riftvalley into segments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During this period of evaporation large evaporite deposits will be made in the riftvalley. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The intervening dropped blocks are termed graben: these can be small or form extensive riftvalley systems. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With further subsidence of the riftvalley floor, the sediments became more sandy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Geologically, the lowlands formed as a riftvalley about 100 million years ago and are prone to infrequent but significant earthquakes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because the region was a former marine strait, several areas of the riftvalley are below sea level. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the northern end the reservoir is fronted by a series of sheer cliffs on both sides where it fills a deep riftvalley. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The history of this emerging plate boundary is preserved in the rock record of a series of well-known rift valleys and lakes. A thick layer of marine sediment was consequently deposited onto the continental shelf (the lower steps of the original riftvalley walls) which surrounds the subcontinent. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Now it is possible to image whole river systems, rift valleys and parts of mountain ranges in three dimensions. The coastal cities were placed in defensible positions on islands or headlands situated so as to control inland routes up the rift valleys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The park is important for the conservation of afromontane fauna, especially species endemic to the western rift valley's mountains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which eventually become rift valleys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Perched coastlines can be created through coastal uplift from local geological processes, particularly along the edges of rift valleys or subduction zones of tectonic plates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the continental plates moved apart, they ruptured, and blocks subsided along fault lines forming the rift valleys that became sedimentary basins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition to rift valleys, there is also evidence of the last ice age with glacial boulders and glacial striae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are often found within rift valleys and may be very deep. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rift valleys extend clockwise around the province from the north-west to the south. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The privately owned area consists of hilly, rocky landscapes with narrow rift valleys lined by almost vertical cliffs, making it popular for nature walks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It survived in rift valleys that were too cold in the winter for crocodiles that normally would have competed with them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over the past 7 million years, a relatively complete geologic record of over 20000ft m of fossil-bearing sediment has been deposited within the park along the rift valley's western margin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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