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Benue Trough

Benue Trough
Benue Trough

The Benue Trough is a major geological structure underlying a large part of Nigeria and extending about 1,000 km northeast from the Bight of Benin to Lake Chad. It is part of the broader West and Central African Rift System.

Also on this shelf

1996 eruption of Gjálp.

Dead Sea.

See also

Uncatalogued shelf

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Depth 89
Shelf 5cdeaa880d4662
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