Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Mid′-Atlan′tic Ridge′

a north-south suboceanic ridge in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Antarctica on whose crest are several groups of islands.

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge - a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

5.6 magnitude quake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Guerra, "Locomotion modes of deep-sea cirrate octopods (Cephalopoda) based on observations from video recordings on the Mid-Atlantic ridge," Marine Biology, vol.

Observation of a Gelatinous Octopod, Haliphron atlanticus, along the Southern West Mariana Ridge: A Unique Cephalopod of Continental Slope and Mesopelagic Communities

Tretyakovet al., "Gold- and silver-rich massive sulfides from the Semenov-2 hydrothermal field, 13[degrees]31.13'N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge: a case of magmatic contribution?," Economic Geology, vol.

Fluid Chemistry of Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Vents: A Comparison between Numerical Modeling and Vent Geochemical Data

Ludden, "Subsurface processes at the lucky strike hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic ridge: Evidence from sulfur, selenium, and iron isotopes," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol.

Fe Isotopic Compositions of Modern Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems and Their Influence Factors

In 2000, exploring a new region of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Alvins occupants saw 60-foot-tall white carbonate spires, crags, and chimneys looming out of the darkness where the sub's lights shone.

Trailblazer in the ocean depths: Alvin celebrates 50 years of pioneering accomplishments

First record of Eurythenes thurstoni Stoddart & Lowry, 2004 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) from the South Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Primer registro de Eurythenes thurstoni Stoddart & Lowry, 2004 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) en la Cordillera Mesoatlantica Sur

A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates coming together.

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Heffernan said there was a "75% match" in the areas that the EU and US were prioritising, which provides "a great opportunity for collaboration" and he cited the mid-Atlantic ridge as an example.

MARITIME POLICY : NEW FOCUS ON SCIENCE COOPERATION IN ATLANTIC

Researchers were completing the last leg of the Au2m NERC-funded ECOMAR research program examining the occurrence, distribution and ecology of animals along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Iceland and the Azores when they recovered the specimens two years ago during a voyage aboard the RSS James Cook.

Deep Sea Acorn Worms Named After Yoda

He has since led six expeditions, authored a forensic study of the German battleship Bismarck wreck site and conducted extensive 3-D imaging of deep hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the East Pacific Rise and the Sea of Cortez.