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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge, a divergent tectonic plate or constructive plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The mid-Atlantic ridge splits nearly the entire Atlantic Ocean north to south - it's a divergent plate boundary. 10,000 km long.
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∙ 8y agoThe Mid-Atlantic Ridge is in effect an immensely long mountain chain extending for about 10,000 miles(16,000 km) in a curving path from the Arctic Ocean to near the southern tip of Africa.
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∙ 14y agoThe mid-ocean ridge is approximately 55-65 thousand kilometers long.
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∙ 15y ago100000 metres/25453 feet
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∙ 15y agoAbout 10,000 miles
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∙ 14y ago2,500 meters deeper than sea level
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∙ 13y ago2500 meters
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What will the mid Atlantic ridge look like in a million of years?
In a million years, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge will look very similar the the present day Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What type of fault line is the mid-Atlantic ridge?
no the mid- Atlantic ridge is a transform boundary
What type of plate is the Mid Atlantic Ridge where new crust is being made?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge represents a divergent plate boundary.
At the Mid-Atlantic Ridge plates are moving apart at about what rate?
The mid Atlantic Ridge plates are moving apart at approximately 2.5 to 3 centimeters per year.
Where are the youngest rocks in the Atlantic ocean?
At the mid-atlantic ridge, where the ocean floor is spreading.
How far does the mid Atlantic ridge stretch?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is approximately 10,000 kms (6,213.5 miles) long.
How far does the mid-Atlantic ridge stretch?
The mid-Atlantic ridge splits nearly the entire Atlantic Ocean north to south - it's a divergent plate boundary. 10,000 km long
Which is longer the Andes the Rocky's or the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is 10,000 miles long or 16,000 kilometers.
What are facts about mid Atlantic ridge?
its long
What is the geologic name of the Mid-Atlantic ridge?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, or MAR.
What effect is the mid-Atlantic ridge having on Iceland?
the mid-atlantic ridge is in the process of creating iceland.
What is formed at the mid-Atlantic ridge?
A long continuous chain of mountains under water. New oceanic crust is formed at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What is an mid - ocean ridge?
The Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What is a long range of volcanic mountains in the Atlantic ocean called?
The mid Atlantic ridge.
What is an example of mid-ocean ridge?
The Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What is the global mid- ocean ridge?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What is the name of the mid ocean ridge that runs the length of the Atlantic Ocean?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
