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Ocean ridge is a mountain range on the seabed
indicating the presence of a constructive
plate margin (where tectonic plates are
moving apart and magma rises to the surface).
Ocean ridges, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,
consist of many segments offset along faults,
and can rise thousands of metres above the
surrounding seabed.
Subject by: Shaun Jay