Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Can anyone give my four facts about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

yes, its homeworkCan anyone give my four facts about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Four important facts about mid-atlantic ridge is as follows:


1] Mid-Atlantic Ridge, submerged volcanic mountain range that bisects the Atlantic Ocean along its north-south axis and it encircles the earth, measuring some 65,000 km (40,000 mi) long.


2] The range covers the middle third of the ocean basin, running for 15,000 km (9,300 mi) through the North and South Atlantic, from Iceland in the north to a point 7,200 km (4,500 mi) east of the southern tip of South America.


3] The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is cleft by a deep valley along its crest, generally 10 km (6 mi) wide and with walls 3 km (2 mi) high. This valley is the boundary of two divergent plates of the ocean's floor, where the seafloor is spreading apart, according to the theory of plate tectonics.


4] The Mid-Atlantic Ridge breaks the ocean's surface in several places, forming seven islands or groups of islands. From north to south, these islands are Iceland, the Azores, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks, Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and Bouvet; all but Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks are volcanic in origin.Can anyone give my four facts about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
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