UnderneatheasternAfrica, there's what's knownas a mantleplume.
A hugemassofmagmafromwithintheEarth's mantleisbeingshovedupagainstthecrustforreasonsthatscientistsdon't fullyunderstand.
Thatplumeishelpingpushthoseplatesapart, andas a result, theSomalianandNubianplates, whichusedtobe a singleplate, willcompletelysplitrightnearDonnaKill.
A hardcrackedgroundissometimessurprisinglycolorful, wherethelittlewaterthat's availablemixeswithironandcopperandsulfurfromvolcanoesandsaltfromtherockstoproduce a rainbowthatyouwouldnotwanttoswimin.
It's specialcombinationofheatplatetectonics, elevationacidandvolcanismprobablyonlykickedintohighgearabout a centuryagoandwon't lastforever, either.
Millionsofyearsfromnow, theAfricanandArabianplateswillhavespreadfarenoughapart, butthenearbyRedSeawillbeabletoflowrightintothedepressionthey'recurrentlycreating, and a brandnewoceanwillsitwhereLucyonceclimbed.