There will also be the 5th ocean?

Scientists say they have witnessed the emergence of a large fissure expanding in Southern Ethiopia, possibly a new ocean basin in the future.

The team found an 8-meter-wide trench developed underground in just three weeks in the remote desert in late September.

This is a small step in the long-term division that separates the eastern part of the country from the rest of Africa and will eventually create a large sea.

The British - Ethiopian team said they were amazed at the speed of such a fast opening, along a 60-kilometer long trench.

" This is the biggest event we have ever witnessed in such a fault zone. It gives us an explanation and visualization of what is happening and how the earth receives, it is amazing. ", Said Cindy Ebinger, from Holloway Royal University in London.

Formerly, large seas like the Atlantic Ocean were formed when the supercontinent was separated. In fact, North America and Europe today continue to move in opposite directions, albeit at the speed of turtles.