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Geological Society, London, Memoirs Chapter 1 Introduction by J. B. Dawson Geological Society, London, Memoirs Volume 33(1):1-2 January 12, 2009 © The Geological Society of London 2008

Map of East Africa, showing the plate tectonic position of the North Tanzania Divergence relative to the Red Sea spreading centre, and the main structural units of the Ethiopian and Kenya domes and the Tanzania Craton. Map of East Africa, showing the plate tectonic position of the North Tanzania Divergence relative to the Red Sea spreading centre, and the main structural units of the Ethiopian and Kenya domes and the Tanzania Craton. J. B. Dawson Geological Society, London, Memoirs 2008;33:1-2 © The Geological Society of London 2008