Abstract The Red Sea is part of an extensive rift system that includes from south to north the
oceanic Sheba Ridge, the Gulf of Aden, the Afar region, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the …

▪ Abstract Mantle plumes are recognized by domal uplift, triple junction rifting, and especially
the presence of a large igneous province (LIP), dominated in the Phanerozoic by flood …

We here summarize the evolution of the greater Red Sea–Gulf of Aden rift system, which
includes the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden marine basins and …

This overview paper considers the East African rift system (EARS) as an intra-continental
ridge system, comprising an axial rift. It describes the structural organization in three …

A number of tectonic events occurred contemporaneously in the Mediterranean region and
the Middle East 30–25 Myr ago. These events are contemporaneous to or immediately …

The geology of northern and central Africa is characterized by broad plateaux, narrower
swells and volcanism occurring from∼ 45 Myr ago to the present. The greatest magma …

Mantle Plumes and Their Record in Earth History provides a timely and comprehensive
review of the origin and history of mantle plumes throughout geologic time. The book …

Abstract The East African Rift System transects the anomalously high-elevation Ethiopian
and East African plateaux that together form part of the 6,000-km-long African superswell …

The Northeast African–Arabian plate formed a segment of the passive margins of,
successively, the Paleotethys and the Neotethys. During the Paleozoic, rifting events were …

This outline of the topographic evolution of Africa tied to the history of the African Surface
illustrates how a unique geomorphic history over the past 180 million years reflects the …