Mid-Atlantic Ridge

E692

divergent plate boundary mid-ocean ridge underwater mountain range

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a vast underwater mountain range and divergent tectonic plate boundary running down the center of the Atlantic Ocean, where new oceanic crust is formed.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Mid-Atlantic Ridge canonical	49
Mid-Atlantic Ridge system	6
Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system	6
Mid-Atlantic Ridge region	2
Atlantic rift system	1
Iceland hotspot via Mid-Atlantic Ridge	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift system	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge surface expression	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge transform faults	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic archipelago	1
Mid-Atlantic Ridge–Gloria Fault transition zone	1
North Atlantic spreading ridge system	1
North Atlantic tectonic boundary	1
Reykjanes Ridge	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	divergent plate boundary ⓘ mid-ocean ridge ⓘ underwater mountain range ⓘ
associatedWith	Iceland ⓘ mid-ocean ridge basalt ⓘ
averageSpreadingRate	about 2.5 cm per year ⓘ
biologicalSignificance	supports chemosynthetic ecosystems ⓘ
crustTypeFormed	basaltic oceanic crust ⓘ
discoveredBy	Marie Tharp ⓘ
discoveryPeriod	mid-20th century detailed mapping ⓘ
earthquakeActivity	frequent shallow earthquakes ⓘ
evidenceFor	continental drift ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ
extendsFrom	Arctic Ocean ⓘ
extendsTo	Southern Ocean ⓘ
geologicalProcess	seafloor spreading ⓘ
governedBy	Mid-Atlantic Ridge ecosystem management bodies ⓘ
hasFeature	black smokers ⓘ fracture zones ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ rift valley ⓘ transform faults ⓘ
highestPoint	Icelandic segment ⓘ
length	over 16,000 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
magneticAnomaliesShow	symmetrical magnetic striping ⓘ
mappedBy	Bruce C. Heezen ⓘ
meets	Gakkel Ridge ⓘ Scotia Ridge ⓘ Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Ascension Island ⓘ Azores ⓘ Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
orientation	roughly north–south ⓘ
partOf	global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ
passesThrough	Iceland ⓘ
produces	new oceanic crust ⓘ
segmentIncludes	Bouvet Triple Junction region ⓘ Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone ⓘ Mid-Atlantic Ridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reykjanes Ridge Romanche Fracture Zone ⓘ
separates	African Plate ⓘ Eurasian Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ South American Plate ⓘ
spreadingRateType	slow-spreading ridge ⓘ
tectonicSetting	divergent boundary ⓘ
volcanismType	submarine volcanism ⓘ
waterDepth	typically 2,000–3,000 meters below sea level ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Silfra fissure → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift system

Golden Circle tourist route → contains → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge surface expression

Romanche transform fault → offsets → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Romanche transform fault → isPartOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system

global mid-ocean ridge system → includes → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

global mid-ocean ridge system → hasSlowSpreadingExample → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Mohns Ridge → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system

Ascension Island volcanic complex → tectonicSetting → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge region

Atlantic–Antarctic Ridge system → hasPart → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Piquinho → isPartOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system

Pico Volcanic Complex → locatedOn → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Cabeço Gordo → mountainRange → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system

Pico da Esperança → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system

Morro Alto → mountainRange → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system

Ginetes → locatedOnIslandArc → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic archipelago

Kolbeinsey Ridge → partOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Kolbeinsey Ridge → formsPartOf → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic spreading ridge system

Kolbeinsey Ridge → isPartOfTectonicSystem → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system

North Atlantic plate boundary system → includesFeature → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

North Atlantic plate boundary system → relatedTo → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge system

North Atlantic fracture zone system → segments → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

North Atlantic fracture zone system → associatedWith → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge transform faults

Mid-Atlantic region → centeredOn → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

Serra de Santa Bárbara → mountainRange → Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanic system