See also: Graben (homonymy)

In Geology, a graben (term of German origin) is a tectonic ditch of collapse located between normal faults. The compartment raised compared to the graben is called Horst.

Examples of grabens

• Rhenish Ditch.
• Area of the Large Basin (the United States) like the Valley of dead the for example.
• Valley of the great rift (East Africa).
• Graben of Oslo says also Graben Viking in the North Sea.
• Lake of the Log Born in Scotland.

See too

• Rift