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Geology Plate Tectonics Mid-Ocean Ridge System

Geology Plate Tectonics Mid-Ocean Ridge System Discovered from sea floor mapping with SONAR during and after World War II Largest geological feature on Earth Ridges displaced in some areas by transform faults Trenches Conspicuous sea floor features Especially common in the Pacific Ocean.

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Key Points

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Features of the Ocean Floor (Bathymetry)

Features of the Ocean Floor (Bathymetry). http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minrelief.html. HMS Challenger. http://www.wshs.fcps.k12.va.us/academic/science/bjewell/ocean/hhocean/final/chall.htm. 1 st major scientific study of the oceans Determined depth by dropping a weighted line.

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Plate Tectonics of the Lesser Antilles

Plate Tectonics of the Lesser Antilles. By Justin Howard. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minsurface/1350/45N090W.jpg. Lesser Antilles. Location The chain of islands wrapped around the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic ocean. Islands

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