Africa's continental split could create new ocean.

A new ocean could form in Africa in the distant future as a split continues to form in the continent, according to researchers. The split formed in the desert of Ethiopia, creating the possibility that countries such as Kenya and Uganda could develop a coastline as a new ocean forms in the crevice. The 35-mile-long split, known as the East African Rift, formed in 2005, but any development into a new ocean will take around five to 10 million years, researchers said. The rift sits at the border of three tectonic plates that have been drifting apart for some time.