Geologists believe that a new ocean basin is forming:
A) at the East African Rift Valley.
B) in the Red Sea.
C) along the divergent zone between India and Asia.
D) along the divergent zone between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate.

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Geologists have observed that the East African Rift Valley is widening at a rate of a few millimeters per year, and magma is rising up to fill the gap, indicating that a new ocean basin may be forming in the future.

Geologists Believe That a New Ocean Basin Is Forming