mid-oceanic ridge

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mid-oceanic ridge [′mid‚ō·shē¦an·ik ′rij]

(geology)

A continuous, median, seismic mountain range on the floor of the ocean, extending through the North and South Atlantic oceans, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific Ocean; the topography is rugged, elevation is 0.6-1.8 miles (1-3 kilometers), width is about 900 miles (1500 kilometers), and length is over 52,000 miles (84,000 kilometers). Also known as mid-ocean ridge; mid-ocean rise; oceanic ridge.

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No references found			The trough associated with the mid-oceanic ridges is deeply depressed, and on occasion extends into the lower mantle. Global seismic tomography by Dziewonski, Adam M. / Oceanus Just as the scars and wrinkles on a person's skin can tell the story of a life, the faults and topography of the seafloor may reveal a history of the ocean crust as it is churned out at mid-oceanic ridges. What's SNOO at ocean ridges? by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News For researchers who have used multibeam systems in their studies, "the data have been like allowing us to remove several layers of opaque glass and get closer to an accurate definition of the seafloor," says Jeff Fox at the University of Rhode Island at Narragansett, who uses academic Seabeam systems in his research on the magmatic and tectonic processes at mid-oceanic ridges. Secrecy and the seafloor; the Navy and NOAA war over maps of the ... by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News			Micrurgy Microdissection Micrurus MICS mictic micturition MID Mid Glamorgan Mid-Atlantic Ridge Mid-Autumn Festival mid-Colonial architecture Mid-Continent Region mid-extreme tide mid-frequency gain Mid-Indian Basin Mid-Indian Ridge mid-infrared radiation mid-latitude mid-latitude westerlies Mid-Lent mid-level network mid-ocean canyon mid-ocean ridge Mid-Ocean Ridges mid-ocean rift mid-ocean rise mid-oceanic ridge mid-off mid-on mid-range materiel requirements mid-square generator mid-wall column Mid-Water Fishing mid-wicket Midas Midas-WWW midaxillary line midbrain midclavicular line midcourse correction Middelburg Middelfart Middendorf, Aleksandr Middendorf, Aleksandr Fedorovich Middfest International middle Middle Ages Middle America Middle America Trench Middle Amur Lowland Middle Asia Middle Asian Bureau of the Central Committee of the Acp Bolshevik			MID-MO Mid-Mon Valley Transit Mid-Month Mid-Month Convention mid-morning Mid-Murray Citrus Growers Mid-Nebraska Community Action Mid-Nebraska Individual Services Inc. Mid-Nebraska Telemedicine Network Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Association mid-nineties Mid-North Coast Business Advisory Mid-North Grasslands Working Group mid-November mid-ocean canyon Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment Mid-Ocean Escort Force Mid-Ocean Meeting Point Mid-Ocean Range mid-ocean ridge mid-ocean ridge mid-ocean ridge Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt Mid-ocean ridges Mid-ocean ridges mid-ocean rift mid-ocean rise mid-oceanic ridge Mid-oceanic ridges Mid-oceanic ridges mid-October mid-off mid-off mid-offs mid-offs Mid-Ohio Board for an Independent Living Environment Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center Mid-Ohio Football League Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Mid-Ohio Select Soccer League Mid-Ohio Valley Mid-Ohio Valley Center Mid-Ohio Valley Ghost Hunters Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Mid-Ohio Valley Linux Users Group Mid-Ohio Valley Players Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council mid-on mid-on mid-ons mid-ons Mid-Pacific Marine Laboratory Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club Mid-Pacific Submarine Broadcast Mid-Paleocene Biotic Event

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