Wednesday 3 October 2012

Rift valley - Valle tettonica - विभ्रँश घाटी

Kenya, Rift valley - S. Deepak, 2012
Kenya, Rift valley - S. Deepak, 2012
Kenya, Rift valley - S. Deepak, 2012
Kenya: Rift valley is a huge geological formation caused by separation of earth's tectonic plates, extending from Syria in the north to Tanzania in the south. From the green Nairobi on the top of mountains at 2 thousand meters, when you reach the valley, the vegetation changes. Mountain trees give way to acacia and cactus. Further down you can see the tall savanna grass in the valley where you find animals like zebras, giraffes and deer.

कीनियाः धरती के नीचे भूतल के टुकड़ों के अलग होने से बनी विभ्रँश घाटी उत्तर में सीरिया से ले कर दक्षिण में तनज़ानिया तक जाती है. दो हज़ार मीटर ऊँचे पहाड़ पर बसी हरी भरी नैरोबी से जब घाटी पहुँचते हैं तो वनस्पत्ति का रूप बदल जाता है. पहाड़ी पेड़ों की जगह बबूल और कैक्टस आ जाते हैं. और नीचे जायें तो ऊँची घास के मैदान शुरु हो जाते हैं, जिसमें ज़ेबरे, जिराफ, हिरन जैसे जानवर मिलते हैं.

Kenya: La valle tettonica è un'enorme formazione geologica, causata dalla separazione delle placche terrestri, che si estende giù dalla Siria in nord fino alla Tanzania. Dalla verde Nairobi situata a 2 mila metri, quando si arriva alla valle, la vegetazione cambia. Gli alberi di montagna lasciano spazio alle acacie e ai cactus. Ancora sotto nella valle, si vede l'erba alta della savana dove si possono trovare animali come zebre, giraffe e cervi.

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16 comments:

  1. We were there this summer. Your pics make me feel like going back. Beautiful:)

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    1. I know the feeling Pratnee, just back I already miss it :)
      Thanks for sharing your feelings

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  2. Beautiful captures.

    http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.in

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    1. Yes, it is awesome, I wish I knew how to take those HD images where people mix different images!

      Thanks Gautam

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  4. I remember studying about Rift Valleys when studying about Africa. I found it very fascinating. This looks like a really big one. I'm curious -- are the sides steep (where the land sinks)or do they just gradually slope down to the valley?

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    1. Thanks D.

      The part I saw was like a sudden break in the mountains with a steep drop, not all the way down but to a grassy plateau kind of place about half way down (that can be seen in second picture), followed by a less steep slope.

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  5. During my 5 years of undergrad and grad geology, I can't think of a day that the Rift Valley was not mentioned or discussed in some context or the other. It is on my list of must-visit places.

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    1. Thanks Sudha.

      While you knew so much about it, I had arrived there without knowing much about it - I only read about it after the visit.:)

      I had passed through rift valley some 9 years ago, before my obsession for photography, and at that time, I was just too involved in my work, so I had not even bothered to learn about it! It is funny and tragic, how we can sometimes pass our lives isolated from the world around us.

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