Great Rift
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Great Rift may mean:
- Great Rift ValleyGreat Rift ValleyThe Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in South East Africa...
, a geographical and geological feature, approximately 6,000 km in length, which runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in East Africa
- The Great Rift (Forgotten Realms)Great Rift (Forgotten Realms)The Great Rift is a location in the fictional setting of Faerûn, in the Forgotten Realms, for Dungeons & Dragons.-Description:The Great Rift is the traditional home of Faerûn's gold dwarves, though there is also a human city nearby, called Khôltar...
of Faerûn within the Shining South, in Forgotten Realms, a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game
- The Great Rift (astronomy)Great Rift (astronomy)In astronomy, the Great Rift is a series of overlapping, non-luminous, molecular dust clouds that are located between the Solar System and the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy at a distance of about 100 parsecs or about 300 light years from Earth...
, a molecular dust cloud located between the solar system and the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy
- Great Rift of Idaho, a rift system in the U.S. state of Idaho that is protected by Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve