Bilingual glossary of geology
Mid-Ocean Ridge Dorsale médio-océanique
A continuous and linear mountainous ridge on the floor of all major ocean basins that vary in width from 500-5000 km. The flatter and slightly depressed area running along the crest of these ridges marks a divergent plate boundary along which new oceanic lithosphere is generated.
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Related words:
Divergent Plate Boundary
Oceanic Crust
Themes:
Plate tectonics theory and rock cycle
Related words:
Divergent Plate Boundary
Oceanic Crust