0
What else can I help you with?
Where do midocean ridges intersect the landmasses?
Midocean ridges are areas where continents broke apart. Midocean ridges are closest to the landmasses in younger oceans. One example where a midocean ridge intersected a landmass is the Arabian sea, which was formed by the pulling apart of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.
Is the Mid-Oceanic Ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean?
One of the midocean ridges is, but others are in other oceans, seas, and bays.
What is the name of the large island located on the Reykjanes ridge?
The large island located on the Reykjanes Ridge is called Iceland. It is situated at the convergence of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, giving rise to its unique geological features like geysers and volcanic activity.
Do Ocean sediments become younger or older away from midocean ridges?
Older, as it moves away from the mid-ocean ridge the sediment gets thicker and older
What is the length of the Explorer Ridge?
The length of the Explorer Ridge is 150 miles. This mid-ocean ridge is a divergent tectonic plate that is located near Vancouver Island in Canada.
Which two tectonic plates are separated by the midocean ridge?
The mid ocean ridge separates many plates, not just two. In the Atlantic Ocean it separates the Eurasian and African plates from the North American Plate and the African Plate from the South American Plate. In the Indian Ocean it separates the African Plate from the Antarctic, Australian, Indian Plates and the Australian Plate from the Antarctic Plate. In the Red Sea it separates the African Plate from the Arabian Plate. In the Pacific Ocean it separates the Pacific Plate from the Antarctic, Nazca, Cocos, and Juan de Fuca Plates and the Nazca Plate from the Cocos and Antarctic Plates.
What are the differences between ocean ridge and seamount?
The midocean ridges are the spreading centers where the plates are moving apart. The seamounts are extinct volcanos produced as the plate passed over a mantle hotspot.
Where is Christmas Ridge underwater mountain located?
It is located in the Pacific, nearest island is Kiribati. Exact loaction is 5°00′00″N, 160°00′00″W
Where is cumbre vieja volcano located?
ActiveCumbre Vieja is an active volcanic ridge on the volcanic ocean island of Isla de La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Which island sits a top the mid-atlantic ridge?
The biggest island formed by the mid Atlantic ridge is Iceland.
What is a force that is causing the plates to move at a midocean ridge?
friction - convection currents in the mantle drag the plates away from the hot rising zone below the ridgegravity - gravity pulls down on the cold dense plate being subducted under the continent, dragging the plate away from the ridge
What is a ridge of sand that connects an island to the mainland or to another island?
A tombolo. Don't be confused with a sand bar as they do not extend to connect to another island.
