What is the Mid-Atlantic Rift?

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azamat3 years ago

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<span>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, and part of the longest mountain range in the world

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mart [117]3 years ago

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There are also other areas of intense volcanism under the Atlantic Ocean. This is referred to as the Mid-Atlantic Rift, and is an area that is being rifted apart. Two plates are moving in opposite direction, and the Earth "heals" the wound by the lava of the volcanoes.

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