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It is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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Q: What is another name for the divergent boundary in the Atlantic Ocean?
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What is another name for the divergent boundary in the ocean?

It is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.


When the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic ocean formed along what boundary?

Divergent boundary


What type of plate boundary is the mid Atlantic ocean?

Divergent plate boundary.


The Atlantic ocean grows in size due to a .?

divergent boundary


What type of plate boundary is most likely found in the Atlantic Ocean?

Divergent Boundary


What type of fault line is the mid-Atlantic ridge?

no the mid- Atlantic ridge is a transform boundary


Which ocean would you find divergent plate boundaries?

The Oceans that are associated with divergent plates boundary includes; Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and Indian Ocean.


What are the examples of divergent boundary?

Examples of a divergent boundary would be a mid-ocean ridge. Two plates are pulling apart from each other. If you have heard before, the magma from the asthenosphere find a way to get out through the crack of the diverging plates and makes new land. Another type of devergent boundary would be a fissure. It is a long linear crack made by the plates moving apart. I think maybe another one would probably be a volcano, but I am not sure.


What is the divergent plate boundary known for?

Divergent boundaries pull away from each other, and created the ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.


How much does the Atlantic ocean widen per year due to divergent boundary?

About 3 centimeters.


What color is a mid ocean ridge?

the boundary ofthemid ocean ridge is a divergent boundary


What feature is formed in divergent boundary?

A divergent boundary's feature is a Mid-Ocean Ridge if the divergent boundary is underwater.