Dispelling researchers' initial doubts, computer models have confirmed that this formation is buoyant enough to rise slowly within the mantle and strong enough to push Africa upward as it rises.

计算机模型消除了研究人员最初的疑虑，证实了这个结构有足够的浮力在地幔内部缓慢上升，并且有足够的力量在它上升的同时推动非洲板块上升。