Mid Ocean Ridges Map

Mid Ocean Ridges Map. Chapter 13 MidOcean Rifts Chapter 13, Rift, Midocean ridge The final map will allow you to explore all of the maps. Computer-generated detailed topographic map of a segment of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge

It shows the major ridges, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East Pacific Rise, and Indian Ridge: Exploration and Study. The mid-ocean ridge system thus is the longest mountain range on Earth, reaching about 65,000 km (40,000 mi).

"Warm" colors (yellow to red) indicate the ridge rising above the seafloor, and the "cool" colors (green to blue) represent lower elevations Mid-ocean ridges are divergent boundaries where convection currents in the mantle lift the ocean floor and produce a rift in the lithosphere that follows the crest of the ridge New ocean crust, shown in this map in red, forms along the divergent plate boundaries of the ridge system

18.2 The Geology of the Oceanic Crust Physical Geology. The mid-ocean ridge is the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth, stretching nearly 65,000 kilometers (40,390 miles) and with more than 90 percent of the mountain range lying in the deep ocean. "Warm" colors (yellow to red) indicate the ridge rising above the seafloor, and the "cool" colors (green to blue) represent lower elevations

. The final map will allow you to explore all of the maps. The mid-ocean ridge wraps around the globe for more than 65,000 km like the seam of a baseball, with an average depth to the ridge crest of 2500 m.