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what boundary is it on? |
a divergent boundry |
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where does the boundary run too and from? |
Southern ocean -> Atlantic -> Arctic ocean |
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how long has it been forming for? |
millions of years |
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what did it seperate? |
North america from scotland |
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what plates are being forced apart? |
north american and Eurasian South american and African |
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What lava flows through the gap |
Basaltic |
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what property does basaltic have? |
low viscosity |
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what does the low viscosity create? |
gentle sided shield volcanoes along the boundry |
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name the quote |
The Mid Atlantic Ridge is about 3km in height above the ocean floor and 1000 to 1500km wide. it has numerous transform faults and an axial rift valley along its length |
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who is the quote by? |
Nossler UNESCO |
