oceanic spreading center

C4325
concept

An oceanic spreading center is a linear, submarine plate boundary where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust is created by upwelling and solidification of magma.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
spreading center 9
seafloor spreading center 8
mid-ocean ridge system 4

Instances (30)

Instance Via concept surface
Knipovich Ridge slow-spreading ridge
Southwest Indian Ridge —
Galápagos Spreading Center spreading center
Colima Rift spreading center
Nansen-Gakkel Ridge oceanic spreading ridge
Havre Trough seafloor spreading center
East Pacific Rise seafloor spreading center
East Scotia Ridge back-arc spreading center
Galápagos Rise —
Atlantic–Antarctic Ridge system mid-ocean ridge system
Gulf of Aden spreading center seafloor spreading center
Kolbeinsey Ridge mid-ocean ridge segment
Chile Rise oceanic spreading ridge
Cocos–Nazca spreading center spreading center
North Scotia Ridge oceanic ridge
Southeast Indian Ridge spreading center
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge spreading center
Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system mid-ocean ridge system
Eurasian spreading center mid-ocean ridge system
American-Antarctic Ridge seafloor spreading center
Explorer Ridge spreading center
Indian Ocean Ridge system mid-ocean ridge system
Central Lau Spreading Center seafloor spreading center
Fonualei Rift and Spreading Center spreading center
Eastern Lau Spreading Center seafloor spreading center
Valu Fa Ridge spreading center
New Hebrides back-arc basin seafloor spreading center
Gorda Ridge seafloor spreading center
Aden Ridge spreading center
Salas y Gómez Ridge oceanic ridge