# @amap_nerd on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGpwN8g-ic
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79112022-amap-nerd-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/398f0573ab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-03-22T20:06:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Map Nerd (@amap_nerd) — https://gondola.cc/amap_nerd

## Caption

Is Africa Splitting? YES, But Not in that photo!…

This story about a giant crack in Kenya keeps going viral and scaring the bejesus out of people. First off: it’s from 2018. Second: it’s not the earth splitting before our eyes 😮‍💨. But Africa WILL eventually split, like a bunch of other places, and that crack reminds us how the ground is weakening below us… just don’t expect an actual split for 5-10 million years.

BUT If you want to witness a real split first-hand, check out the Silfra Fissure in Iceland 😲!

🌍 More fun geography at https://www.amapnerd.com ! 🌏

#africasplitting #rifts #tectonic #riftvalley #silfra #kenya #iceland #fissure #geology #faultline #geography

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## Tags

rifts, fissure, geology, geography, silfra, africasplitting, tectonic, kenya, iceland, riftvalley, faultline

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