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| Image number: | 2707 |
| Feature : | escarpment |
| Grouping : | tectonics |
| Discipline : | geology |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Bujumbura |
| Country : | Burundi |
| Region - tribe : | Bujumbura |
| Physiographic region : | Rift-Tanganyika |
| Notice : | The rift escarpment to the East of Bujumbura is composed of several active fault steps. This is the extension zone of Bujumbura town. It is a zone of high natural risks. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2009 Image 2707. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |