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features (en) > physiographic features (en) > submarine features (en) > submarine ridges (en) > mid-ocean ridges (en)

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mid-ocean ridges (en)  

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  • Information Where tectonic plates move away from each other (divergent plate boundaries), magma from the mantle rises and accumulates as a chain of volcanoes called a mid-ocean ridge.

    Created: 5/21/24

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