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mid-ocean ridge: see plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history.
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mid-ocean ridge [′mid¦ō·shən ′rij]

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mid-oceanic ridge

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No references found			Most of the Irish oil and gas deposits have been pinpointed along an underwater ridge known as the Atlantic Margin which runs parallel to our western shore. SITTING ON A FORTUNE; EXCLUSIVE EUR5trillion oil field could defeat ... by The Mirror (London, England) The gulf is a shallow bowl shaped body of water separated from the South China Sea by a pair of underwater ridges that extend from Vietnam on one side and Malaysia to the other. Thailand Scuba Diving Vacation by Chris Chew / Travel, recreation and leisure community Though the arrays of underwater ridges that appear off many coasts probably owe their existence to a number of causes, the seabed water flow induced by wave action contributes significantly to the generation and evolution of these structures, the researchers contend. Off the beach: how waves create sand ridges on the continental shelf by Peterson, Ivars / Science News			understory understressing understudy undertaking underthroating underthrow distortion underthrust undertone undertow undervoltage protection undervoltage relay underwater underwater acoustics Underwater Archaeology Underwater Audio Communication underwater burst underwater camera Underwater Channel Swell underwater demolition underwater demolition team underwater mine Underwater Motion-Picture Filming underwater navigation underwater obstacle underwater ordnance Underwater ridge Underwater Ridge Relief underwater sound underwater sound projector Underwater Sports underwater telephone Underwater Television underwater transducer Underwater Tug-of-War Festival underwater vehicle underwater-mine extender mechanism underwater-mine fairing underway underway bottom sampler underway sampler Underwing Underwood Underwood chart Underwood distillation method Underwood, Oscar Underwood, Oscar Wilder Underwood, William underworld Underwriters' Laboratories Underwriters' loop undetected error rate			Underwater locator beacon Underwater Locator Device Underwater Mechanic Underwater microphone Underwater microphone Underwater microphone Underwater mine Underwater Mine Countermeasures Underwater Motion-Picture Filming Underwater navigation Underwater navigation Underwater navigation Underwater Noise Pollution Underwater Object Location & Search Underwater Object Locator underwater obstacle Underwater Obstruction Removal Program Underwater Option Underwater Options Underwater Ordnance Underwater Ordnance Underwater Photographic Society Underwater Propulsion Device Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest Underwater Range Data Communications Underwater Recovery Team Underwater Rescue Vehicle Underwater Research Group of Queensland Underwater Research Unit Underwater ridge Underwater Ridge Relief Underwater Robotic Arm Control Underwater Robotic Intelligent System Underwater Robotic Vehicle Underwater rugby Underwater Salvage Tool Outfit Underwater seafloor exploration Underwater seafloor exploration underwater seal Underwater Search and Recovery Team Underwater Search and Recovery Unit Underwater Search And Rescue Underwater Search and Rescue Volunteers Underwater Sensor Network Underwater Society of America Underwater sound Underwater Sound Lab underwater sound projector Underwater Sound Reference Division Underwater Sound References Lab Underwater Sports Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory Underwater telegraph cable Underwater Telephone Underwater Telephone underwater television

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mid-ocean ridge (redirected from Underwater ridge)

mid-ocean ridge
(redirected from Underwater ridge)