divergent boundaries characteristics
There it forms characteristics of a continental divergence, and a rift is forming on the island. Eventually Iceland will break into two separate islands, with sea in between. The East African Rift is a continental divergent boundary in East Africa.eatures of Divergent Boundaries. Exactly what happens when two plates diverge depends on the type of plates involved. There are two types of plates: oceanic plates and continental plates. Oceanic plates are, unsurprisingly, plates below sea level and therefore under oceans.